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British screenwriter Sarah Quintrell compellingly adapts UK author Janice Hadlow’s 2020 novel, with Asim Abbasi and South London-born Jennifer Sheridan co-directing the action. Featuring a consummate British cast composed of Ella Bruccoleri, Indira Varma, Maddie Close, Poppy Gilbert, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Aaron Gill and Ryan Sampson, the ten-part series is co-produced by BBC One, BBC iPlayer and Cardiff-based Bad Wolf.

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Family wallflower Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri) feels like an outcast compared to her four sisters Jane (Maddie Close), Elizabeth (Poppy Gilbert), Kitty (Molly Wright) and Lydia (Grace Hogg-Robinson). After leaving her hometown, she embarks on an introspective journey of self-discovery.