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Keeley Hawes is in one of the main roles for new BBC drama Miss Austen
Keeley Hawes is one of the main stars of the show. She is playing the role of Jane's sister Cassandra Austen. The actor shot to fame when she played Zoe Reynolds in the BBC series Spooks, and has gone on to star in Line of Duty and Bodyguard. She is married to fellow actor Matthew Macfadyen.
Keeley Hawes gives a classy performance in Miss Austen
Fans of the writer are sure to enjoy this gentle and charming period drama - but I'm not sure it'll spawn any new readers
Inside the life of Miss Austen star Keeley Hawes from career to husband
The four-part series is set in 1830, many years after the death of Jane Austen (Patsy Ferran) and follows her sister Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes) as she helps her niece Isabella Fowle (Rose Leslie) settle her father’s estate in the wake of his death.
Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes on their lavish period drama Miss Austen
Here, Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes reveal what to expect from Miss Austen ….
Miss Austen's Keeley Hawes: "We're getting a new Jane Austen story in itself"
Miss Austen reimagines the mystery surrounding the burning of Jane's letters. New four-part drama Miss Austen is set to not only bring the literary mystery surrounding the burning of Jane Austen's letters to life, but it will also be an adaptation that will explore a side of the author that not many have seen before.
Miss Austen cast in full as Keeley Hawes leads BBC series
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 Karlsen has also starred in Bodies, Clique, Medici and Last Night in Soho.
Keeley Hawes hits back at ‘cultural vandalism’ claims over new period drama Miss Austen
MISS Austen star Keeley Hawes hit back at claims that the show is ‘cultural vandalism’ – insisting it depicts ‘the greatest act of love’. The BBC period drama sees
BBC One's Miss Austen full cast for period drama starring Keeley Hawes and Rose Leslie
Keeley Hawes shot to fame when she played Zoe Reynolds in the BBC series Spooks and has gone on to star in Line of Duty and Bodyguard. She is playing Jane Austen's sister, Cassandra Austen, who burns all of Jane's personal letters and the drama explores why.
‘Miss Austen’: What You Need to Know About The Upcoming Period Drama
Everything you need to know about the upcoming period drama, based on Gill Hornby’s novel ‘Miss Austen’, starring Keeley Hawes.
Keeley Hawes teams up with Downton Abbey star in first look trailer of BBC's new period drama Miss Austen
Bodyguard actress Keeley Hawes has teamed up with Downton Abbey's Rose Leslie in BBC's new period drama Miss Austen, which comes out in
BBC1's Miss Austen is a new period drama that marks 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth
Based on Gill Hornby’s novel of the same name, Miss Austen takes this real-life incident and reimagines it as a fascinating story of sisterly love, where Cassandra emerges as an Austen heroine in her own right.
Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie on ‘Miss Austen’ and Exploring Sisterhood and “Love in All Its Forms”
The cast and creators discuss the new BBC drama, coming to the U.S. on PBS in May, that looks at why Cassandra Austen burned ...
‘Miss Austen’: Did Jane Austen’s Sister Burn the Author’s Letters Out of Cultural Vandalism or Love?
Keeley Hawes, who stars as Cassandra Austen in the BBC drama, and director Aisling Walsh chime in on the debate along with writer Andrea Gibb who calls the show “a feminist piece.” ...