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 Pride and Prejudice fans rejoice. Another BBC adaption of the beloved Austen novel has recently dropped and even better, this is a reimagining of the source material where, finally, everyone's favourite Bennet sister takes her rightful place on centre stage. Mary. Okay, I'm joking. I think we all know that Elizabeth was and is the rightful star of Pride and Prejudice and Mary is, of course, a supporting character who is portrayed as somewhat insufferable. And no doubt The Other Bennet Sister (based on Executive Producer Janice Harlow's novel of the same name,) will be a well made adaptation that shapes Mary into a much deeper and wholly sympathetic character that viewers will be able to identify with and cheer for.  In the novel, Mary Bennet, the middle of the five sisters, is often left to look ridiculous through her desire to appear not only accomplished and intelligent, but her extreme pursuit of high moral standards. She quotes from various books without properly und...

What an unexpected delight Talk of the Town turned out to be. A rural romance set in an isolated ghost town in the lower part of Western Australia, it tells the story of Megan, a woman who is keen to escape her past. She plans on living a quiet life in the town, which has just one other permanent resident, an elderly man who is equally keen to keep to himself. That plan so goes awry when Lawson Cooper-Jones, a farmer from the neighbouring town, just happens to get a flat tyre outside Megan's new home. And his eight year old son becomes very keen to know more about the mysterious lady who has moved into the house. From there Megan finds herself spinning a few white lies and confronting more than one ghost from the past ... This was an enjoyable, lighthearted romance featuring a very unlikely couple who work just perfectly together. I loved the paranormal element that the author weaved in to the story, though I would have enjoyed seeing nasty, scheming Adeline getting a little more c...