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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

Dramatised biography of the young Jane Austen, revealing how her feisty character affected her romance with a young Irishman and how the experience came to have an influence on her writing.

Whilst her parents hope for her to meet and settle with a wealthy husband of considerable social status, she much prefers a roguish Celt with whom she can match intellects and share repartee.

Last on

Mon 26 Dec 2011 17:10 BBC Two only on England, Scotland, Wales

Credits

Jane Austen
Anne Hathaway
Tom Lefroy
James McAvoy
Mrs Austen
Julie Walters
Rev Austen
James Cromwell
Lady Gresham
Maggie Smith
Henry Austen
Joe Anderson
Eliza De Feuillide
Lucy Cohu
Mr Wisley
Laurence Fox
Judge Langlois
Ian Richardson
Cassandra 'Cassie' Austen
Anna Maxwell-Martin
John Warren
Leo Bill
Lucy Lefroy
Jessica Ashworth
Director
Julian Jarrold
Producer
Robert Bernstein
Producer
Graham Broadbent
Writer
Kevin Hood
Writer
Sarah Williams

Broadcasts

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