Mrs. Bennet's Sentiments
Logline
JANE AUSTEN’S MOTHER TELLS ALL Jane Austen's Mrs. Bennet, mother of five difficult teenage daughters, is silent no more!! Those who grew up enjoying Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will delight in Mrs. Bennet's Sentiments. Mrs. Bennet finally tells her side of the story
Genre
Funny
Short Summary
JANE AUSTEN’S MOTHER TELLS ALL Tired of having her ungrateful girls roll their eyes at her and watching her husband retreat to his man cave, Mrs Bennet is having her own midlife crisis. Being the mother of five daughters and managing a household isn't easy, and she must get them married.
Rediscovering her talents as an artist, she humbles Darcy, manipulates Lady Catherine, revives sickly Lady Anne, cures Georgianna finds suitors for her daughters’ defies the conventions of the day, triumphs over society and becomes a woman of independence, proving Mother really does know best.
Setting
English countryside, London
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Quest,Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Twist,Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: Miriam Bennet
Age: 40 plus
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Charming,Complex,Confident,Decisive,Desperate,Skillful,Outspoken,Blunt,Underdog,Manipulative
Additional Character Details
Name: Mr Bennet
Age: 40 plus
Gender: Male
Role: Skeptic
Key Traits: Masculine,Narcisstic,Educated,Sarcastic
Additional Character Details
Name: Lizzy
Age: 20 plus
Gender: Female
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Adventurous,Narcisstic,Outspoken,Sarcastic,Educated
Additional Character Details
Name: Darcy
Age: 25 plus
Gender: Male
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Narcisstic,Heartthrob,Leader,Unapologetic,Sophisticated,Masculine,Complex,Educated
Development Pitch
This cinematic read is perfect for a television series. The Austen character Mrs. Bennet provides a different version of what happens in the well known story of Pride and Prejudice. In this version, she is not a fool, there is a method to her madness. She manages her five daughters ranging from 15-21 all with varying temperaments,Lizzy sarcastic and scornful of her mother, Jane a sweet natured beauty, Mary an insecure intellectual, Kitty emotional and needy, Lydia her wild child, a difficult, condescending,unfaithful husband and the misogony of the times. She subtly and sometimes not so subtly pushes her daughters on eligible bachelors, hiding in the bushes beset by bees as she eavesdrops on Darcy's proposal, Everywhere she goes she brings new ways of dealing with life and fixes a problem or two. She rediscovers her talent as an artist which allows her to travel creating portraits and interact in some familiar Pride and Prejudice scenes and some new sitiuations. She evolves into a woman of strength and independence. With the popularity of Austen movies, books and spin-offs. This original series will be a hit