The cast and creators discuss the new BBC drama, coming to the U.S. on PBS in May, that looks at why Cassandra Austen burned her famous author sister Jane’s letters.
this coming Sunday, and it features some big British names. The cast of the show, launching in the year marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, includes“takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine,” according to a synopsis.
Karlsen recalled that she “didn’t know much about Jane Austen’s life. I was just aware of her work.” And she had a similar reaction to Hawes when she got the opportunity to join the show. “It was just such a beautiful insight into, obviously an imagined story, but insight into that relationship and that sisterhood. And playing, finding that relationship with a sister is such a rare and beautiful thing to get to uncover.
“There is a dawning realization for Isabella, particularly as the episodes continue, that Cassandra can be a glorious source of comfort for her,” explained Leslie. “The idea that she can bond with another lady in this way, whereby she is understood and her feelings are accommodated and listened to, is a new revelation for Isabella.”
‘Miss Austen’ cast members, from left to right, Patsy Ferran , Madeleine Walker , Synnøve Karlsen , Liv Hill Meanwhile, Mary plays a different role in the series. “Mary serves, in a way, to demonstrate what it’s like to be outside of sisterhood and therefore … demonstrates how brilliant it is to be in it,” Hynes said about her character. “Her relationship with Cassandra is complex. … The things she says and does, and how she does it, is really subtle.
Langan explained the appeal of looking at an Austen that people are much less familiar with. “Cassandra is just the perfect Austen protagonist. She’s a minor character given major action and status and examination,” she said. “And I think women relate to that.”
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