TV series
Miss Austen
Overview
Miss Austen takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.
Details
- First air date
- 2025-02-02
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- Bonnie Productions, Masterpiece, BBC, Federation Stories, BBC One
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen
- Rose Leslie as Isabella Fowle
- Patsy Ferran as Jane Austen
- Jessica Hynes as Mary Austen
- Mirren Mack as Dinah
- Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Austen
- Kevin McNally as Mr. Austen
- Max Irons as Henry Hobday
- Alfred Enoch as Mr. Lidderdale
- Calam Lynch as Tom Fowle
- Liv Hill as Young Mary
- Synnøve Karlsen as Young Cassandra Austen
Creators and crew
- Aisling Walsh - Executive Producer
- Christine Langan - Executive Producer
- Susanne Simpson - Executive Producer
- Keeley Hawes - Executive Producer
- Andrea Gibb - Executive Producer
- Polly Williams - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1
1830. A letter arrives at Chawton Cottage, where Cassandra Austen has lived alone for many years since the death of her sister Jane.
Episode 2
After uncovering Mary Austen’s lies, Cassandra’s determination to keep Jane’s letters private is stronger than ever. Her mission is accompanied by a second – to secure a home for Isabella.
Episode 3
At Kintbury, Cassandra’s fever is raging. In her delirium, she nearly lets slip that she is in possession of Jane’s letters, but manages – just – to keep Mary from finding them.
Episode 4
Mr Dundas and his wife prepare to move into the Kintbury vicarage, and the urgent question of Isabella’s future continues to occupy Cassandra.
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