‘I love playing awful posh women... Caroline Bingley is the epitome of that’ - BBC — Friday 15 May 2026Tanya Reynolds, the sharp British actress best known stateside for her breakout turn on Netflix's Sex Education, dropped by BBC Woman's Hour this week to talk up her latest role as the deliciously snobby Caroline Bingley. Reynolds told host Nuala McGovern she jumped at the chance to play the ultimate awful posh woman in this new spin on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, titled The Other Bennet Sister. The series shifts focus to bookish middle sister Mary, giving American fans a fresh look at the Bennet family's marriage market struggles from a different angle. Reynolds said she has always loved sinking her teeth into haughty, prickly characters, and Caroline Bingley hits every note of that archetype perfectly. Her comments come as period dramas continue to pull big numbers on US streaming platforms, where viewers from Atlanta book clubs to West Coast Austen societies devour every fresh take on Regency England class clashes and romance. The timing feels right too, with echoes of shows like Bridgerton still fresh in viewers minds and sparking debates about how these stories land with modern American audiences. You can catch the full unfiltered interview on BBC Sounds from the May 11 Woman's Hour episode. For US fans, it offers a quick peek behind the scenes of a production that could soon hit American screens and keep the Pride and Prejudice conversation rolling across the pond.Watch the full video from BBC News below.