Gavin And Stacey's Ruth Jones and Richard E Grant to star in new BBC drama
Jane Tranter, who will executive produce the show for Bad Wolf, added: 'We have been working behind the scenes on The Other Bennet Sister for many years now, and Janice's brilliantly observed characters have lived and grown in our imaginations throughout that time as Sarah has been working on the scripts.
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