The hidden Netflix series Bridgerton fans will love which stars an Eastenders icon
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA BBC mini-series from 2018 which could pacify Bridgerton fans' period drama cravings has recently joined Netflix. The Woman in White, a five-part thriller-mystery, is based on the 1860 novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins.
It stars Ben Hardy as Walter Hartright, an artist who is pulled into a mysterious world after meeting a ghostly woman - dressed in white - one night.
The drama briefly trended in the top 10 when it was first added to the streamer - but blink and you'll miss it. The Lost Daughter's Jessie Buckley, Queens of Mysteries' Olivia Vinall and Mission: Impossible 2's Dougray Scott join Hardy in the stellar line-up. READ MORE: Stockport transformed as filming starts on new Netflix show from Peaky Blinders creator READ MORE: The Platform 2: Netflix drops trailer and release date for sequel to sci-fi which made fans 'physically ill' Soap fans might recognise Hardy, as he played Peter Beale - the son of Ian and Cindy, and Lucy's twin brother - in the BBC show Eastenders between 2013 and 2015.
Fiona Seres, whose previous work includes 2005's Tangle and 2019's Strangerland, served as screenwriter, while Black Mirror's Carl Tibbetts was director.
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