The Real Jane Austen

8.5

Genre: Documentary Drama
Run time: 60 min
Premiere: 2002. December 30.

Director: Nicky Pattison
Starring: Anna Chancellor Gillian Kearney John Standing Phyllis Logan

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.