Jane Austen is about to turn 40, 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.
Olivia Williams
as Jane Austen
Greta Scacchi
as Cassandra Austen
Imogen Poots
as Fanny Austen Knight
Phyllida Law
as Mrs. Austen
Pip Torrens
as Edward Austen-Knight
Tom Hiddleston
as Mr. John Plumptre
Hugh Bonneville
as Rev Brook Bridges
Tom Goodman-Hill
as Mr. Lushington MP
Jack Huston
as Charles Haden
Samuel Roukin
as Harris Bigg
Adrian Edmondson
as Henry Austen
Jason Watkins
as Rev Clarke
