Bridgerton: Who is Hannah Dodd, the actor replacing Ruby Stokes as Francesca?
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As viewers tune in to watch the latest season of Netflix’s racy regency drama Bridgerton, they will likely notice one major difference: the actor playing Francesca has been replaced. In season three, Hannah Dodd, who starred opposite Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes 2, has stepped into Stokes’s shoes as Francesca, the sixth sibling in the aristocratic family. open image in gallery Hannah Dodd and Ruby Stokes Stokes’ Francesca appeared in five episodes across the first two seasons. open image in gallery Ruby Stokes as Francesca Bridgerton, pictured centre From there, although Francesca is often seen playing the instrument at different intervals across the series, she doesn’t take part in any central plots until the newly released third season.