The question is at the heart of new BBC drama Miss Austen, which is based on Gill Hornby's novel of the same name, and ...

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 ...

A fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, Miss Austen is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One ...

BBC One's Sunday night historical drama slot has been filled by Miss Austen, telling the story of Jane Austen's beloved elder sister Cassandra with Keeley Hawes in the lead role. Cassandra and Jane ...

Interestingly, Jane Austen wasn't the only one in her family with a flair for writing; her brother James Austen was a poet and the first in the family to be published. Due to societal norms of the ...

In Miss Austen, Jane is sadly two-dimensional – so unlike her heroines - 3/5 There’s much to admire in this series about Jane ...

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

Bodyguard and The Durrells in Corfu star Keeley Hawes portrays Cassandra Austen, Jane’s sister. The series begins in 1830, 13 years after the death of the writer. One night, Cassandra arrives at ...

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 ...

Calling all Janeites, we have your latest obsession as the BBC has just dropped their newest series Miss Austen, following Jane's elder sister Cassandra Austen and her decision to burn her famous ...

Adapted from Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Gibb (Elizabeth Is Missing, Mayflies ... Langan ...