Jane Austen, Keeley Hawes

Miss Austen viewers are calling Keeley Hawes period drama ‘absolute gold’
What did you miss? BBC viewers have been sharing their love for new Keeley Hawes period drama Miss Austen, calling it "absolute gold". The BBC One Sunday night series adapts Gill Hornby's book which explores the bond between Jane Austen and her elder sister Cassandra.
Keeley Hawes is in one of the main roles for new BBC drama Miss Austen
Keeley Hawes is one of the main stars of the show. She is playing the role of Jane's sister Cassandra Austen. The actor shot to fame when she played Zoe Reynolds in the BBC series Spooks, and has gone on to star in Line of Duty and Bodyguard. She is married to fellow actor Matthew Macfadyen.
Keeley Hawes gives a classy performance in Miss Austen
Fans of the writer are sure to enjoy this gentle and charming period drama - but I'm not sure it'll spawn any new readers
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The four-part series is set in 1830, many years after the death of Jane Austen (Patsy Ferran) and follows her sister Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes) as she helps her niece Isabella Fowle (Rose Leslie) settle her father’s estate in the wake of his death.
Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes on their lavish period drama Miss Austen
Here, Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes reveal what to expect from Miss Austen ….
Miss Austen's Keeley Hawes and cast discuss the period drama - "It’s almost like we're getting a new Jane Austen story"
A fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, Miss Austen is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One
Miss Austen's Keeley Hawes: "We're getting a new Jane Austen story in itself"
Miss Austen reimagines the mystery surrounding the burning of Jane's letters. New four-part drama Miss Austen is set to not only bring the literary mystery surrounding the burning of Jane Austen's letters to life, but it will also be an adaptation that will explore a side of the author that not many have seen before.
Miss Austen cast in full as Keeley Hawes leads BBC series
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 Karlsen has also starred in Bodies, Clique, Medici and Last Night in Soho.
Keeley Hawes teams up with Downton Abbey star in first look trailer of BBC's new period drama Miss Austen
Bodyguard actress Keeley Hawes has teamed up with Downton Abbey's Rose Leslie in BBC's new period drama Miss Austen, which comes out in
‘Miss Austen’: What You Need to Know About The Upcoming Period Drama
Everything you need to know about the upcoming period drama, based on Gill Hornby’s novel ‘Miss Austen’, starring Keeley Hawes.
BBC1's Miss Austen is a new period drama that marks 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth
Based on Gill Hornby’s novel of the same name, Miss Austen takes this real-life incident and reimagines it as a fascinating story of sisterly love, where Cassandra emerges as an Austen heroine in her own right.
Keeley Hawes makes rare comment on marriage with Matthew Macfadyen ahead of Miss Austen debut
Keeley Hawes has opened up about her 20-year marriage to Matthew Macfadyen in a new interview, reflecting on what it was like ...
BBC Miss Austen viewers hail 'perfect Sunday night TV' as Keeley Hawes leads all-star cast
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’: Did Jane Austen’s Sister Burn the Author’s Letters Out of Cultural Vandalism or Love?
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.” ...