The Real Jane Austen

Duration: 60 min

Release date: 2002-12-30

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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.

Documentary Drama

The Real Jane Austen

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Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

as Presenter / Narrator

Gillian Kearney

Gillian Kearney

as Cassandra Austen

as Henry Austen

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Script Supervisor

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