Cork star Fiona Shaw joins Netflix's Pride and Prejudice remake
Fiona Shaw joins the cast as the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourg, aunt to Mr Darcy and patroness of Mr Collins. She will be joined by her Bad Sisters co-star Daryl McCormack as Mr Darcy's close friend Mr Bingley.
Daryl McCormack will star as Mr Bingley
The Bennet sisterhood will feature Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet alongside Heartstopper alumnus Rhea Norwood, as Lydia and newcomers Hollie Avery and Hopey Parish in their debut roles of Kitty and Mary. As previously announced, Lizzie Bennet will be played by Emma Corrin and Mrs Bennet by Oliva Coleman. Rufus Sewell will star as the beloved Mr Bennet.
Netflix today released a first look image of the Bennet sisters with their mother, showing the cast in period costumes on set.
Mrs Bennet and the Bennet sisters in Netflix's Pride and Prejudice
Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, who is expecting his first child with Irish actor Saoirse Ronan, assumes the role of Mr Darcy. Louis Partridge will take on Mr Darcy's nemesis Mr Wickham, Siena Kelly is cast as Caroline Bingley, and Jamie Demetriou is the pompous Mr Collins.
Also joining the cast are Sebastian Armesto and Anjana Vasanwill as Mr and Mrs Gardiner, Justin Edwards and Rosie Cavaliero as Sir William Lucas and Lady Lucas, James Dryden and Saffron Coomber as Mr and Mrs Hurst, James Northcote and Eloise Webb will be Colonel Forster and Harriet Forsterm and Isabella Sermon will be Georgiana Darcy.
Production is now underway on Pride and Prejudice in the UK. The adaptation is written by Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love, and directed by Euros Lyn ( Heartstopper).
The six-part series is described as a "faithful, classic" adaptation of Austen's 1813 novel.
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