Miss Austen takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.
Miss Austen (Season 1)
Episode 1 (Episode 1) 5.5
Writer: Andrea Gibb
Air date: 2025-02-02
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: 1830. A letter arrives at Chawton Cottage, where Cassandra Austen has lived alone for many years since the death of her sister Jane.
Episode 2 (Episode 2) 6.3
Air date: 2025-02-09
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: After uncovering Mary Austen’s lies, Cassandra’s determination to keep Jane’s letters private is stronger than ever. Her mission is accompanied by a second – to secure a home for Isabella.
Episode 3 (Episode 3) 6.3
Writer: Andrea Gibb
Air date: 2025-02-16
Runtime: 53 min
Overview: At Kintbury, Cassandra’s fever is raging. In her delirium, she nearly lets slip that she is in possession of Jane’s letters, but manages – just – to keep Mary from finding them.
Episode 4 (Episode 4) 4.3
Writer: Andrea Gibb
Air date: 2025-02-23
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: Mr Dundas and his wife prepare to move into the Kintbury vicarage, and the urgent question of Isabella’s future continues to occupy Cassandra.
