When the novelist Thomas Hardy died, his widow Florence burned all his letters and notebooks in the grounds behind their ...

The four-part drama focused on the life of Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes) as she sought out her younger sister Jane’s (Patsy Ferran) personal correspondence before they could be used as ...

In the show, a young Cassandra (Synnøve Karlsen) was betrothed to Tom Fowle (Calam Lynch), but the modest curate perished at sea while on a journey to amass wealth. Devastated, Cassandra never married ...

There’s much to admire in this series about Jane and her sister Cassandra, who inexplicably burned many of the writer’s ...

In the show, a young Cassandra (Synnøve Karlsen) was betrothed to Tom Fowle (Calam Lynch), but the modest curate tragically perished at sea while on a journey to amass his fortune. Devastated, ...

BBC Sunday night period drama Miss Austen is based on the book by Gill Hornby and features Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie and Jessica Hynes among the cast ...

Miss Austen, which takes the timeslot of recent Sunday night period drama hits SAS Rogue Heroes and Wolf Hall, is an ...

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 ...

There is a long and rich history of onscreen adaptations of Jane’s enduring love stories from BBC’s 1995 Pride and Prejudice ...

A drama that marks Jane Austen's birth 250 years ago is coming to the BBC - here's the cast list and how you can watch it this February.

Scenes from Miss Austen were also filmed in Austen’s home in Chawton. The novelist lived in the village during one of the ...

Keeley Hawes, who stars as Cassandra Austen in the BBC drama, and director Aisling Walsh chime in on the debate along with ...