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.” ...

This year marks the 250th birth anniversary of Jane Austen, one of the greatest English novelists of the late 18th and early ...

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 ...

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

Miss Austen provides a captivating glimpse into the life of the renowned author. As a devoted Jane Austen enthusiast since my ...

Miss Austen provides a captivating glimpse into the life of the renowned author. As a devoted fan of Jane Austen since my teenage years, I believed I had a comprehensive understanding of the ...

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 ...

The four-part series centres on Cassandra Austen (portrayed by Keeley Hawes) as she attempts to retrieve her younger sister Jane's (Patsy Ferran) private letters before they can be included in any ...

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 ...