The Other Bennet Sister

Maremia

Indira Varma has such a range. So lovely and kind in this, so coldly evil in a recent spy story.

Yes, she's what I'd call a really intelligent actress.

Indira Varma has such a range. So lovely and kind in this, so coldly evil in a recent spy story.

I agree, it’s definitely worth a second watch. The acting is so good, there maybe nuances I have missed. I loved Indira Varma as Mrs Gardiner !

Really enjoyed this programme, am going to watch it all again on iplayer.

Marilla

I loved Anne of Green Gables. I particularly enjoyed a BBC adaptation, I think it was in the 70’s. Marilla was one of my favourite characters.

Yes I enjoyed that version too, Anne was played by Kim Braden the daughter of Bernard Braden and Barbara Kelly. The more recent Anne With An E is pretty good too and Marilla is played very well by Geraldine James.

Such a lovely ending.

I've enjoyed it all so much and yes the actress who played Mary was superb and the others too were excellent especially Tom.

I was very late to this excellent series, sometimes I'm a bit oh not more Jane Austen AGAIN! I take it all back, excellent and the actress who played poor put upon Mary, who just made me believe in how she conveyed all the emotions expressed by Mary, superb!. What a bitch of a mother well played by Ruth Jones.

This program Iike a Big Hug! It's such a delight on a Sunday evening.
Last night with the "Double Darcy" wet shirt was priceless.

This is one of those shows, I will watch again in the future.

Oh yes, that was rather funny!
But not a patch on a wet Mr. Poldark for me!

Is anyone still watching this?

There was a really funny bit last night where Mary was in a boat. It was like Mr Darcy with the wet shirt but x2. I hope Mary and Tom end up together.

Looking forward to watching the next batch of this series on Sunday 😀 xx

Loved the book and have now watched two episodes and really enjoying it. Like Oreo I am going to read Jane Austen again, Pride and Prejudice first.

I loved Anne of Green Gables. I particularly enjoyed a BBC adaptation, I think it was in the 70’s. Marilla was one of my favourite characters.

Oreo

I loved Anne of Green Gables too, I remember when she tried to dye her hair dark as she hated her ginger hair and it came out green as she used ink ( I think)😁

Something Anne Shirley and I had in common! Green hair! I didn't use ink, it was a supposed hair colourant.

I must now reread all the Austen books.

I loved Anne of Green Gables too, I remember when she tried to dye her hair dark as she hated her ginger hair and it came out green as she used ink ( I think)😁

Or Aunt Marilla 😁

Allira

Maremia

Perhaps you are an Anne of Green Gables fan?

😁

I didn't read Anne of Green Gables until I was an adult and thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Sometimes, the books we read for GCE can't be appreciated at the time and we need to re-read them as adults. Not that I read Jane Austen for GCE, oh no, not worthy enough probably!

Love Anne Shirley. Sometimes when I find myself stuck or need to make a choice I think
"what would Anne do?"

Maremia

Perhaps you are an Anne of Green Gables fan?

😁

I didn't read Anne of Green Gables until I was an adult and thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Sometimes, the books we read for GCE can't be appreciated at the time and we need to re-read them as adults. Not that I read Jane Austen for GCE, oh no, not worthy enough probably!

Perhaps you are an Anne of Green Gables fan?

I have never been a fan of Jane Austin books, series or films.
However, I saw a clip of The Other Bennet Sister and the actress playing Mary was captivating and I am thoroughly enjoying the series. I then looked out a set of Austin books, given to me many years ago and to my surprise I want to read them. In school we used to say there was a thing called “Reading Readiness”. ☺️

MG55

TheSunRisesInTheEast
Thank goodness we can be more relaxed about our waists now!!

I'm really looking forward to the next five episodes. I don't worry about the details, ie. fake wisteria, mispronunciation of names, authenticity of names, vocabulary for that era. I simply watch it for light entertainment, escapism, simply being the operative word! It would exhaust me to watch it with such a critical eye and I might drop a stitch on my knitting!! 😂

Totally agree. I just sit back and enjoy. It is a drama not a documentary. Far more important than things to worry about.

Apologies, they do have children, but they are not named in the book. The BBC chose those names for the 1995 adaptation.

Casdon

I know Caleo, I’m an Austen fan. In the book, they don’t have children at all.

They have 4 children in fact named Mary, Catherine, Edward, and Philip, and they appear somewhat older in the BBC mini series than they are in the book, with Mary appearing ten, Catherine eight, Edward seven and Philip five. In the 2005 movie, none of the children appear.

I forgot to mention the fortune of Sir Thomas Bertram based on his sugar plantations andof course, the slave trade.