Who does Hannah Dodd play?

Hannah plays Francesca Bridgerton, the quietest of the siblings, taking over from Ruby Stokes who previously held the role for the first two series. Francesca has five older siblings: Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), Benedict (Luke Thompson), Colin (Luke Newton), Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and Eloise (Claudia Jessie). And two younger ones in Gregory (Will Tilston) and Hyacinth (Florence Hunt).

Unlike most others in the ton, Francesca would rather be playing the piano than throwing herself around the dancefloor to a string version of Snow On The Beach after making her debut in society. However, Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) takes a shine to her after seeing her skills on the keys and names her the diamond of the season, much to everyone’s chagrin. The series also follows her blossoming romance with Lord John Stirling (Victor Alli), who is equally introverted and thoughtful.

“The thing that I’m most excited about is that she is just slightly different,” Dodd said to WWD of Francesca. “It’s so nice that maybe people who are a bit more introverted and maybe don’t see themselves in the Bridgerton family might relate to her in a slightly different way.”

If you’re a fan of the books, you’ll know that Francesca gets her own narrative arc in book six. When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn sees Francesca married (no spoilers here about who to!) but another man has feelings for her. And things get very, very complicated…

We don’t know yet if or when Francesca’s story will appear on Netflix, but we do know season four has been confirmed so we’ll just have to keep hoping.

Hannah Dodd: there’s a new Bridgerton in the ton, but who is she?