BritBox to air three part Christmas special for Other Bennet Sister

The BBC and BritBox have announced a three-part Christmas special for their acclaimed period drama "The Other Bennet Sister," extending the story of the once-overlooked Bennet sister beyond its successful first season. The specials will film primarily in Wales this summer for a festive release later this year.

The series, an adaptation of Janice Hadlow's 2020 novel, reimagines the life of Mary Bennet from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The initial ten-episode run, which premiered in the UK in March 2026 and on BritBox in North America in May, concluded with Mary accepting a marriage proposal from the gentle lawyer Tom Hayward. The Christmas specials will explore what happens after the wedding, focusing on the beginning of married life.

Lead actress Ella Bruccoleri will reprise her role as Mary Bennet. Screenwriter Sarah Quintrell, who wrote nine of the first season's episodes, will write all three specials, working from storylines by Hadlow. Director Asim Abbasi, who helmed five episodes of the original series, is also set to return. The BBC has confirmed that a host of other familiar faces from the cast will be back, though specific names beyond Bruccoleri have not been...