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Season 1, Episode 1
Period drama based on Janice Hadlow's novel, telling the story of the overlooked middle sister in Pride and Prejudice, both during the events of Jane Austen's classic novel and beyond. The Meryton assembly brings Mary's first taste of romance, but also leaves her forced to decide between trying to please her family and forging a path of her own. Starring Ella Bruccoleri and Richard E Grant
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Ella Bruccoleri
(Actor)
.. Mary Bennet
Richard E Grant
(Actor)
.. Mr Bennet
Ruth Jones
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bennet
Poppy Gilbert
(Actor)
.. Elizabeth Bennet
Maddie Close
(Actor)
.. Jane Bennet
Grace Hogg-Robinson
(Actor)
.. Lydia Bennet
Molly Wright
(Actor)
.. Kitty Bennet
Lucy Briers
(Actor)
.. Mrs Hill
Tanya Reynolds
(Actor)
.. Caroline Bingley
Aaron Gill
(Actor)
.. John Sparrow
Claire Cage
(Actor)
.. Lady Lucas
Anna Fenton-Garvey
(Actor)
.. Charlotte Lucas
Lucinda Dryzek
(Actor)
.. Louisa Bingley
Aled Owens
(Actor)
.. Charles Bingley
Fergus Craig
(Actor)
.. Mr Hurst
Victor Pilard
(Actor)
.. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Sean Carlsen
(Actor)
.. Sir William Lucas
Sarah Quintrell
(Dramatised by)
Kate Crowther
(Executive producer)
Becca Kinder
(Executive producer)
Jane Tranter
(Executive producer)
Janice Hadlow
(Executive producer)
John Pocock
(Producer)
Jennifer Sheridan
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Ella Bruccoleri
(Actor)
.. Mary Bennet
Richard E Grant
(Actor)
.. Mr Bennet
Born:
May 02, 1957
in
Mbabane, Swaziland
Best Known For:
Withnail and I.
Early-life:
Born Richard Esterhuysen on May 2, 1957, in Mbabane, Swaziland. His mother left home when he was 11, leaving him and his brother Stuart to be raised by their father, the country's director of education. He attended school with Nelson Mandela's daughter. Grant knew from an early age he wanted to act after becoming infatuated with Barbra Streisand. He studied English and drama at university in Cape Town, South Africa, then settled in London, but struggled to make a name for himself.
Career:
Grant gained good reviews for a performance in short film Honest, Decent and True in 1985, alongside Gary Oldman and Arabella Weir. His big break came when Daniel Day-Lewis dropped out of Withnail and I, and Grant took his place. The film was a cult smash. Since then, he's appeared in various films and TV shows, including Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Age of Innocence, LA Story, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Gosford Park, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. His film diary, With Nails, was a best-seller, but a novel, By Design, was disappointing. In 2005, he made his directing debut with the critically acclaimed, semi-autobiographical Wah-Wah. His recent work includes roles in Colour Me Kubrick, Penelope, Cuckoo and The Iron Lady, in which he played Tory politician Michael Heseltine.
Quote:
'Sometimes Hollywood doesn't seem a million miles from a Miss World contest. I just don't have strong enough mental furniture to withstand it.'
Trivia:
In 2006, he helped to expose a $98million scam to sell a bogus AIDS cure.
Ruth Jones
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bennet
Born:
September 22, 1966
in
Bridgend, Wales
Best Known For:
Gavin and Stacey.
Early-life:
Ruth Alexandra Elizabeth Jones was born on September 22, 1966, in Bridgend, Wales. She has two older brothers and a younger sister; her mother was a child psychiatrist, her father a legal executive at British Steel in Port Talbot. Ruth attended the same school as future comedy actor (and Gavin and Stacey co-star) Rob Brydon. She graduated from Warwick University with a drama degree and also studied at Cardiff's Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Career:
Jones struggled to make a living as an actress and was thinking of retraining as a solicitor - until she landed a panto job. Brydon also persuaded her to join an improvisational group in Bath which included Julia Davis; they would later work together on Nighty Night and Gavin and Stacey. Roles in East is East, Saxondale and Little Britain followed, but it was Fat Friends that changed the course of her career. It was there that Jones met James Corden, with whom she would create Gavin and Stacey. Its success turned them both into major stars. Since then she's hosted her own chat shows and starred in Marple, The Great Outdoors and Hattie. She is also the writer and star of Sky1's Stella.
Quote:
'At drama school I can remember thinking: 'I will never be Juliet. I'll always be the nurse'.'
Trivia:
Jones is married to TV producer David Peet. They own their own company, Tidy Productions, which makes Stella.
Poppy Gilbert
(Actor)
.. Elizabeth Bennet
Maddie Close
(Actor)
.. Jane Bennet
Grace Hogg-Robinson
(Actor)
.. Lydia Bennet
Molly Wright
(Actor)
.. Kitty Bennet
Lucy Briers
(Actor)
.. Mrs Hill
Tanya Reynolds
(Actor)
.. Caroline Bingley
Aaron Gill
(Actor)
.. John Sparrow
Claire Cage
(Actor)
.. Lady Lucas
Anna Fenton-Garvey
(Actor)
.. Charlotte Lucas
Lucinda Dryzek
(Actor)
.. Louisa Bingley
Aled Owens
(Actor)
.. Charles Bingley
Fergus Craig
(Actor)
.. Mr Hurst
Victor Pilard
(Actor)
.. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Sean Carlsen
(Actor)
.. Sir William Lucas
Sarah Quintrell
(Dramatised by)
Kate Crowther
(Executive producer)
Becca Kinder
(Executive producer)
Jane Tranter
(Executive producer)
Janice Hadlow
(Executive producer)
John Pocock
(Producer)
Jennifer Sheridan
(Director)
