I think it’s said somewhere that Anne Pettifer was a gentlewoman? That she is what Lydia Bennet might have become if not for Darcy paying off Wickham? Or maybe that’s just fanon, idk, but it sounds plausible at least:)

Yes, @marieduplessis told me about that last night!

Apparently it’s mentioned in-script also but I totally missed it. And yet it still came through to me via her acting, which I think is a testament to Ellie Heydon’s skill as an actor, that I was able to pick up on that background– a quick search showed me that while Harlots is her first IMDB credit, she has a long background in theatre, and an education at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama which makes sense considering!