Based on the life and letters of Jane Austen, this drama tells the story of the novelist's final years, examining why, despite setting the standard for romantic fiction, she died never having married or met her own Mr Darcy.
EPISODE 1
Miss Austen Regrets
Based on Jane Austen's own letters and diaries this drama unravels the secrets of the elusive novelist. Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane appears happily unmarried displaying all the assured wit and charm of her novels' young heroines. Yet when asked by her young niece Fanny to help her vet potential husbands, Jane's confident composure is threatened as she finds herself looking back on her own potential suitors and the choices she has made.
Olivia Williams
Imogen Poots
Greta Scacchi
Samuel Roukin
Hugh Bonneville
Jack Huston
Jeremy Lovering
Rebecca Eaton
Gwyneth Hughes
