On The Other Bennet Sister , Mary Bennet would’ve thrived without a husband, too, says star Ella Bruccoleri. Photo: James Pardon/BritBox The Other Bennet Sister spends a lot of its running time poking fun at the hallowed genre of the British period drama. Based on Janice Hadlow’s novel and adapted by Sarah Quintrell, the charming BBC One/BritBox series adjusts the perspective of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice around the Bennet family’s often-overlooked middle daughter, Mary, who’s presented