The Real Jane Austen

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Release date: December 30, 2002
Duration: 60 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Anna Chancellor
Presenter / Narrator
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Gillian Kearney
Jane Austen
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John Standing
Mr. Austen
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Phyllis Logan
Mrs. Austen
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Lucy Cohu
Cassandra Austen