Miss Austen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

The drama begins in 1830, a while after Jane has died. Cassandra races to see her young friend Isabella who is about to lose her home following her father's death. Cassandra is ostensibly there to help her friend, but her real motive is to find a stash of private letters which, in the wrong hands, could destroy Jane's reputation. On discovering them, Cassandra is overwhelmed as she is transported back to her youth. In flashback, we meet Young Cassy and Jane as they navigate the infatuations, family feuds and dashed hopes which shaped their lives and laid the foundations for Jane's unforgettable stories. Cassandra's re-evaluation of her past eventually leads her to realise how blind she has been to the real cause of Isabella's heartache and distress. Finding a way to guide Isabella towards true happiness, Cassandra is finally able to understand and celebrate the sacrifices she chose to make for her brilliant sister, Jane.

Series details

• Title: Miss Austen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2025-02-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-02-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 53 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 73271
• IMDb ID: tt21096438
• TVDB ID: 443105

Cast and credited roles

• Keeley Hawes — Cassandra Austen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-02-02; final listed air date 2025-02-02; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Miss Austen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.