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
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.
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'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
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 ….
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
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.
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 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.
Miss Austen viewers hail Keeley Hawes period drama 'an absolute masterpiece' - raving 'this is the BBC as its best' after just one episode
The first instalment of the BBC series aired on February 2 and stars Keeley Hawes as Cassandra, as well as Game of Throne star Rose Leslie as Isabella Fowle.
Keeley Hawes's famous ex-husband revealed
Keeley and Spencer announced their split in May 2002 and finalised their divorce two years later. In November 2004, Keeley ...
‘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.” ...
Miss Austen on BBC One review: this Jane Austen origin story is slow as treacle
Miss Austen, the BBC’s newest series, has all the hallmarks of any Jane Austen book. There are suitors. There are spinsters.