Miss Austen Regrets

Feb 3, 2008

1h 30m

★ 6.1

Overview

Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn't found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help select the perfect husband for the young girl, the aging spinster begins to wonder why it is that she never found a man to share her own life with.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC

GBH

Miss Austen Regrets Trailers

Cast

Jane Austen

Olivia Williams

Cassandra Austen

Greta Scacchi

Fanny Austen Knight

Imogen Poots

Mrs. Austen

Phyllida Law

Edward Austen-Knight

Pip Torrens

Mr. John Plumptre

Tom Hiddleston

Rev Brook Bridges

Hugh Bonneville

Mr. Lushington MP

Tom Goodman-Hill

Charles Haden

Jack Huston

Harris Bigg

Samuel Roukin

Henry Austen

Adrian Edmondson

Rev Clarke

Jason Watkins

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