Miss Austen is the newest literary adaptation heading our means and Keeley Hawes leads an ensemble solid of British favourites.
Gill Hornby’s novel Miss Austen is getting the massive display remedy. Well, big-ish display. The novel is being tailored right into a four-part drama for Masterpiece within the US, whereas BBC has picked up the collection within the UK.
Production on Miss Austen is already underway within the UK as of final month. Keeley Hawes (Rebecca, High-Rise) stars within the collection as Cassandra Austen and might be joined by Rose Leslie, Patsy Ferran, Jessica Hynes, Max Irons and Alfred Enoch.
Here’s the synopsis: “Miss Austen takes a literary thriller – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her well-known sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a captivating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, whereas creating in Cassandra a personality as charming as any Austen heroine.
The drama begins in 1830, some time after Jane has died. Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) races to see her younger buddy Isabella (Rose Leslie) who’s about to lose her residence following her father’s loss of life. Cassandra is ostensibly there to assist her buddy, however her actual motive is to discover a stash of personal letters which, within the incorrect palms, may destroy Jane’s fame. On discovering them, Cassandra is overwhelmed as she is transported again to her youth. In flashback, we meet Young Cassy and Jane (Patsy Ferran) as they navigate the infatuations, household feuds and dashed hopes which formed their lives and laid the foundations for Jane’s unforgettable tales. Cassandra’s re-evaluation of her previous ultimately leads her to grasp how blind she has been to the true reason behind Isabella’s heartache and misery. Finding a option to information Isabella in direction of true happiness, Cassandra is lastly capable of perceive and rejoice the sacrifices she selected to make for her sensible sister, Jane.”
Aisling Walsh is directing the collection and in addition government producing it alongside Hawes and Andrea Gibb. Hawes will subsequent be seen in Netflix’s Scoop, based mostly on Prince Andrew’s quite disastrous Newsnight interview. Hawes is taking part in the Prince’s former secretary, Amanda Thirsk.
“Miss Austen is the right mix of intriguing thriller, vivid and fascinating characters and beguiling interval appeal – BBC viewers definitely have a deal with in retailer,” stated Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition.
“To have this vastly entertaining female-driven story informed by such a stellar solid, led by Keeley Hawes, as Bonnie Productions’ first drama is genuinely a dream come true. Gill Hornby has discovered an ingenious means into the Austen world, creating feminine characters trendy audiences can empathise with and enjoyment of. I’m so honoured to be bringing this excellent novel to the display in collaboration with the deeply proficient trio of author, Andrea Gibb, director, Aisling Walsh and producer, Stella Merz,” added government producer Christine Langan.
No launch date for this one but, however we’ll preserve you up to date on that.
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