Keeley Hawes, Jane Austen

Keeley Hawes on Miss Austen: 'I wanted a change from police dramas and stories of murdered women'
Hawes and Miss Austen author Gill Hornby spoke with Radio Times magazine about the new BBC period drama.
BBC viewers are ALL saying the same thing about Miss Austen starring Keeley Hawes
Miss Austen is a period drama with a difference, telling the real-life story of Jane Austen's lesser-known sister
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 on BBC cast: Who stars alongside Keeley Hawes?
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 follows the Austen sisters across two timelines — the first when Jane has passed away and Cassandra is forced to face her decision to destroy Jane's letters, and the second during the sisters' youth.
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 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
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.
Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie on ‘Miss Austen’ and Exploring Sisterhood and “Love in All Its Forms”
The cast and creators discuss the new BBC drama, coming to the U.S. on PBS in May, that looks at why Cassandra Austen burned her famous author sister Jane’s letters.
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 star Keeley Hawes is on this week's Radio Times cover
Our cover story this week is about Miss Austen - not the celebrated Jane, but her older sister, Cassandra. Any TV or film adaptation of one of Jane Austen's six novels will always attract a huge audience. However this BBC series is based on a book by Gill Hornby and is much more intriguing.
Miss Austen's Keeley Hawes' decades-long romance with huge TV star who's 'the nicest man in the world'
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.
Miss Austen's breakout star: meet Synnøve Karlsen
Miss Austen's breakout star: meet Synnøve Karlsen - Synnøve Karlsen talks to the Standard about her appearance in BBC1’s Miss ...
‘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.” ...