The Real Jane Austen

2002 ""

The Real Jane Austen

7.6 | 1h0m | en | Drama

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.

7.6 | 1h0m | en | Drama , Documentary

Synopsis

Cast

Anna Chancellor , Gillian Kearney , John Standing

Director

Nicky Pattison

Producted By

BBC , Opus Arte

Cast

Anna Chancellor

as Presenter / Narrator

[2022] Hotel Portofino [2022] That Dirty Black Bag [2022] Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris [2022] Compulsion [2021] The Watch [2020] Come Away [2019] For Love or Money [2019] One Red Nose Day and a Wedding [2019] Benjamin

Gillian Kearney

as Jane Austen

[2013] Harrigan [2007] Lilies [2006] The Other Half [2002] The Real Jane Austen [1999] Hope and Glory [1997] The Ruby Ring [1982] Brookside

John Standing

as Mr. Austen

[2019] A Family Affair [2018] The Happy Prince [2018] King Lear [2017] The Hippopotamus [2016] Churchill's Secret [2015] Queen & Country [2013] Curtain: Poirot's Last Case [2008] I Want Candy [2007] The Contractor