About
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.
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
Carys Bowkett
as Anna Austen
Ruby Richardson
as Alethea Bigg Withers
Florence Bell
as Mary Jane Dexter
Madeleine Walker
as Eliza Fowle
Jake Kenny-Byrne
as Frank Austen
Felix Scott
as Fulwar Fowle
Clare Foster
as Beth Fowle
Seasons
Episodes
Miniseries
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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