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BBC Releases New Images For The Other Bennet Sister Christmas Special

November 3, 2026 · 2 sources

Six point five million people watched the first season of The Other Bennet Sister, and now a three-part Christmas special is officially on the way. Filming for the holiday episodes wrapped at the end of August in Wales. Ella Bruccoleri returns as Mary Bennet, alongside Donal Finn as Tom Hayward. The new pictures also give fans a look at returning stars like Ruth Jones and Tanya Reynolds. Nerys Amber-Stocks joins the cast as a housemaid named Lucy. The BBC teased that an unexpected visitor will arrive at Mary's door needing help. Each of the three new episodes will run for thirty minutes. Sarah Quintrell wrote the special, and Asim Abbasi directed it. UK viewers can watch it on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Fans in the US and Canada can catch it on BritBox.

BBC Releases New Images For The Other Bennet Sister…