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Keeley Hawes — things you didn't know about the TV star

From being friends with a Spice Girl to meeting her husband at work — here is everything you need to know about Keeley Hawes.

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Miss Austen: the TV show about the Georgian writer’s life embraces her love of fiction

At the heart of the BBC’s new series Miss Austen is a fictional Cassandra Austen (played by Keeley Hawes). Reviews have stressed that the real life Cassandra’s destruction of her sister Jane Austen’s letters has been considered one of the greatest acts of literary vandalism in history. These letters would…

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Miss Austin viewers are ALL saying the same thing about the BBC show, with some calling the Keeley Hawes drama 'perfection'

Miss Austin fans are unanimous in their approval

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The week in TV: Go Back to Where You Came From; Mussolini: Son of the Century; Miss Austen – review

Six Brits sent to war-torn countries prove that travel doesn’t always broaden the mind; Luca Marinelli’s strutting Il Duce has a familiar ring. Plus, a Jane Austen drama with one thing missing…

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Miss Austen's breakout star: meet Synnøve Karlsen

Synnøve Karlsen talks to the Standard about her appearance in BBC One’s Miss Austen, her Norwegian heritage and why supporting Arsenal is a great way to let out frustration

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Miss Austen: Why did Cassandra burn Jane's letters?

Cassandra burning her sister, Jane Austen's letters, has been avidly discussed among historians and is now dramatised in a BBC series

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Miss Austen ending explained: What happens to Cassandra?

Miss Austen episode 4 recap

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Miss Austen episode 3 recap: Cassy and Jane reflect on their prospects

A recap of Miss Austen episode 3.

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BBC viewers are ALL saying the same thing about Miss Austen starring Keeley Hawes

Miss Austen is a period drama with a difference, telling the real-life story of Jane Austen's lesser-known sister

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Miss Austen episode 2 recap: romance beckons for young Cassy

A recap of Miss Austen episode 2

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Miss Austen review – Keeley Hawes is magnificent in this absolute treat of a period drama

Arguably the greatest act of literary vandalism in history becomes masterly TV, as we see Cassandra Austen destroy thousands of her sister Jane’s letters following her death – out of love

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Miss Austen episode 1 recap: doomed love

A recap of Miss Austen episode 1

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What drove Jane Austen's sister to become one of literature’s most notorious vandals

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: A new BBC drama explores one of the most vexing acts of sabotage in literary history: the decision by Jane Austen’s sister Cassandra to burn nearly all the writer’s letters after her death. Keeley Hawes and the cast, as well as the series director, talk to Katie…

The Independent UK

Once more unto the breeches: the 20 best Jane Austen TV dramas – ranked!

Colin Firth in a wet shirt! Elizabeth Bennet as a YouTuber! As the BBC marks the author’s 250th anniversary with four-parter Miss Austen, we pick her finest television outings

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Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes on their lavish period drama Miss Austen

An interview with Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes about Miss Austen.

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How to watch Miss Austen online – stream Keeley Hawes period drama free

Meet the other Austen sister in this lavish new period drama. Here's how to watch Miss Austen online anywhere.

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Gill Hornby: ‘Jane Austen created the six best novels in the English language’

The writer on her third novel, Miss Austen, being turned into a TV drama, what we get wrong about the much-loved author – and why she would never write a book with her husband, Robert Harris

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‘I was playing grannies at 38’: Keeley Hawes on fame, frocks and feminism

From battling sexist casting to hobnobbing with Hollywood megacelebs, the Bodyguard star’s had a stellar career. She talks about ripping up the rulebook, her new Jane Austen drama – and what she loves about Jeremy Clarkson

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Miss Austen: US release date, full season guide: plot, cast, interview and more

Miss Austen is a lavish period drama starring Keeley Hawes and Rose Leslie.

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