New statue appears in Dorchester and Netflix is behind it
Thomas Hardy has been joined by his sister, and here's why.
A new statue's been placed alongside Thomas Hardy in Dorchester.
He's been joined by his sister - Mary Hardy - who was the headmistress of Piddlehinton Village School.
It's not a permanent feature though.
It's been put there by Netflix to celebrate the premier of their new series Enola Holmes - the sister of Sherlock Holmes
5 statues have been put up around the country of accomplished sisters of some of England's male cultural icons.