Overview
Drama-documentary exploring the life of Jane Austen. Actor Anna Chancellor, a distant relative of Jane Austen, discovers the woman behind the acclaimed novels through readings and reconstructions. Location shots of her homes in Steventon and Chawton and extracts from adaptations of her work are also featured.
Cast
Anna Chancellor
Presenter / Narrator
Gillian Kearney
Jane Austen
John Standing
Mr. Austen
Phyllis Logan
Mrs. Austen
Lucy Cohu
Cassandra Austen
Jack Davenport
Henry Austen
Wendy Craig
Aunt Lefroy
Oliver Chris
Tom Lefroy
Media
Recommendations
Cruella
Oppenheimer
Shutter Island
Joker
Pulp Fiction
1917
Ex Machina
12 Angry Men
Tenet
The Truman Show
The Shawshank Redemption
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
The Lighthouse
John Wick
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Godfather
PK
Interstellar
Inside Out
Deadpool
