6.5Miss 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.
BBC One
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Keeley Hawes
Cassandra Austen
Rose Leslie
Isabella Fowle
Patsy Ferran
Jane Austen
Jessica Hynes
Mary Austen
Mirren Mack
Dinah
Phyllis Logan
Mrs. Austen
Kevin McNally
Mr. Austen
Max Irons
Henry Hobday
Alfred Enoch
Mr. Lidderdale
Calam Lynch
Tom Fowle
Liv Hill
Young Mary
Synnøve Karlsen
Young Cassandra Austen
