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An outwardly confident but unmarried woman on the verge of her fortieth birthday reflects on her past suitors and the choices she once made while attempting to help her marriage minded niece choose between a number of potential suitors in this tale inspired by the life and letters of Jane Austen. Jane Austen is about to turn forty, 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. Perhaps if Jane had accepted the proposal of a wealthy landowner she could have saved her family from financial ruin, and what of the handsome young physician who once warmed to Jane after tending to her ailing family members?

Genres: Drama

Starring: Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Greta Scacchi

Released: February 3, 2008

Runtime: 90.0

Popularity Rating: 5.540

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), NOVA/WGBH Boston

United Kingdom, United States of America

Jane Austen Olivia Williams
Fanny Austen Knight Imogen Poots
Cassandra Austen Greta Scacchi
Rev Brook Bridges Hugh Bonneville
Charles Haden Jack Huston
Harris Bigg Samuel Roukin
Henry Austen Adrian Edmondson
Mrs. Austen Phyllida Law
Edward Austen-Knight Pip Torrens
Rev Clarke Jason Watkins
Mr. John Plumptre Tom Hiddleston
Mr. Lushington MP Tom Goodman-Hill

Directing — Director: Jeremy Lovering
Production — Executive Producer: David M. Thompson
Writing — Writer: Gwyneth Hughes