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Miss Austen

Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornby’s acclaimed novel, takes a real-life literary mystery – Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes) burning her sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, heartbreaking story of love, sacrifice, and loss.

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Episode 1

Season 2025 Episode 1 | 53m 5s | CC

In 1830, Cassandra Austen arrives in Kintbury after hearing of her friend Eliza’s husband's impending death. But her true motive becomes clear—Cassandra is searching for the letters her sister Jane wrote to Eliza throughout their friendship.

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