Miss Austen Regrets
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| Miss Austen Regrets | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Jeremy Lovering |
| Produced by | David Thompson Anne Pivcevic Jamie Laurenson |
| Written by | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Starring | Olivia Williams Imogen Poots Greta Scacchi Hugh Bonneville |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | BBC 1 WGBH |
| Release date | 2007 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
Miss Austen Regrets is a BBC-produced drama film. The film is based on the last few years of Jane Austen's life as she looks back on her life and loves and helps her favorite niece, Fanny, find a husband.[1] In North America, it was first aired 3 February 2008 by the PBS Masterpiece drama anthology television series as part of "The Complete Jane Austen", the United States version of The Jane Austen Season. In the UK, Miss Austen Regrets was aired separate from the dramas (broadcast by ITV in 2007) on BBC 1 at 8pm on 27 April 2008.
[edit] Cast
- Olivia Williams as Jane Austen
- Imogen Poots as Fanny Austen Knight
- Greta Scacchi as Cassandra Austen
- Hugh Bonneville as Rev. Brook Bridges
- Adrian Edmondson as Henry Austen
- Jack Huston as Charles Haden
- Phyllida Law as Mrs. Austen
- Pip Torrens as Edward Austen-Knight
- Sylvie Herbert as Madame Bigeon
- Tom Hiddleston as John Plumptre
- Sally Tatum as Anna Lefroy
- Jason Watkins as Rev. Clarke
[edit] References
- ^ (21 August 2007) Revealing the romance behind Jane Austen, BBC
