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namely her sister Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes) burnt letters penned by Jane after her death. Cassandra was entrusted as the executor of Jane’s literary estate, and while we may ...

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While some Austen fans are divided around Cassandra's decision to burn Jane's letters, Miss Austen actress Keeley Hawes says that it was an "incredibly noble" thing for her sister to do.

Actor Keeley Hawes shares how filming her new period drama ‘Miss Austen’ sparked a natural return to pre-phone days, with her and her co-stars bonding the old-fashioned way between takes.

Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) rushes to visit Isabella (Rose Leslie), the niece of her long-dead fiancé, who is about to lose her home following her father’s death. “Cassandra is ostensibly there ...

Keeley Hawes: “I had been hoping for something like this. I was interested in doing something about love, and this is a story about love in all its forms. It's about sisterly love, romantic love ...

Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) is travelling to a Berkshire village – outwardly to help a family friend whose father has just died, but really to find a hidden bundle of private letters which ...

The four-part series is set in 1830, long after the death of Jane Austen and follows her sister Cassandra Austen (portrayed by Keeley Hawes) as she assists her niece Isabella Fowle (Rose Leslie ...

The BBC's new drama, Miss Austen, starring Keeley Hawes, is set to air this week, bringing Gill Hornby’s historical novel to the small screen. The four-part series, set in 1830, long after Jane ...