Miss Austen is based on the hit 2020 novel by Gill Hornby and tells the story of the family through Jane’s sister Cassandra, ...

GIVE me period drama, historical fiction or anything that isn’t set in the modern day and I will be glued to it. I’ve got my ...

BBC's latest period drama, Miss Austen, transports us back in time to uncover more about the life of author Jane Austen and ...

On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, the ‘mania’ surrounding her genius shows no signs of abating. From ...

“In flashbacks, we meet Young Cassy (Synnøve Karlsen) and Jane (Patsy Ferran ... Calam Lynch, Liv Hill, Jessica Hynes, Mirren Mack and Kevin McNally. The new BBC series will be split across four ...

Liv Hill, who has had parts in Three Girls, Disclaimer, The Little Stranger and Starz's The Serpent Queen, plays young Mary Austen. Calam Lynch, familiar to audiences from Bridgerton, Sweetie and ...

Jessica Hynes, who has starred in The Franchise, Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and W1A, takes on the role of the formidable Mary Austen. Downton Abbey's Phyllis Logan portrays Cassandra and Jane's mother ...

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Taking on the role of a young Cassandra is rising star Synnøve Karlsen, who reunites with Hawes after the actresses played mother and daughter in Sky’s The Midwich Cuckoos. Norwegian-Scottish actress ...

New documents discovered at Longleat suggest legendary author Jane Austen may have drawn direct inspiration from the ...

The BBC has announced that Miss Austen will launch on Sunday 2 February 2025, with all episodes on BBC iPlayer from 6am, and the series beginning its weekly BBC One transmission that evening. Adapted ...