Miss Austen

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Miss Austen
GenreHistorical drama
Based onMiss Austen
by Gil Hornby
Screenplay by Andrea Gibb
Directed by Aisling Walsh
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Andrea Gibb
  • Keeley Hawes
  • Christine Langan
  • Susanne Simpson
  • Polly Williams
ProducerStella Merz
Production companies
  • Bonnie Productions
  • Masterpiece
  • Federation Stories
Original release
Network PBS
BBC

Miss Austen is an upcoming four-part historical television series. It stars Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes. It is an adaptation by Andrea Gibb of the novel Miss Austen by Gil Hornby. Aisling Walsh is directing the series, while Stella Merz is producing for Bonnie Productions and Masterpiece.

Contents

Premise

The series begins in 1830 and explores why Cassandra Austen, the sister of Jane Austen, burned all Jane's personal letters after her death. [1]

Cast

Production

Aisling Walsh is directing the four-part series and also acts as executive producer. Executive producer on the series also include Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece, Christine Langan for Bonnie Productions, Polly Williams for Federation Stories, Keeley Hawes who stars and Andrea Gibb, who also adapted the book by Gil Hornby. Filming got underway in November 2023. [2]

Casting

The series features Keeley Hawes as Jane Austen's eldest sibling and only sister, Cassandra and Jessica Hynes as Jane Austen's sister-in-law, Mary. Rose Leslie is the Austen's family friend Isabella and Mirren Mack is her servant Dinah. Also in the cast are Max Irons and Alfred Enoch. [3]

Broadcast

The series will be shown on Masterpiece on PBS from 4 May 2025. [4] In December 2023, the BBC acquired the rights to show the series in the UK. [5]

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