Miss Austen will star Line of Duty's Keeley Hawes as Jane Austen's sister Cassandra, as well as Game of Thrones actress Rose Leslie and Jessica Hynes

Adapted from Gill Hornby's best-selling novel of the same name, the story is told from Cassandra Austen's perspective, the sister of Jane Austen, and is set decades after Jane's death in which an elderly Cassandra recalls her youth and relationship with her late sibling.

The BBC has released new pictures for Miss Austen, a star-studded production of Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel of the same name, produced by Bonnie Productions for MASTERPIECE, in association with the BBC.

Bodyguard and Line of Duty star Hawes takes on the lead role of Cassandra, who is described as "a character as captivating as any Austen heroine," while Leslie (Game of Thrones, Vigil) stars as Isabella Fowle, the niece of Cassandra's long-dead fiancé.

The BBC has released several new images of the upcoming period drama Miss Austen, which features a string renowned actors in leading roles.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a fan in possession of a Jane Austen novel, must be in want of more book-to-screen adaptations. Gifting fans with a brand new period drama, the BBC has answered our prayers and released new photos from Miss Austen,