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Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

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20251 season · 3 episodes~57 min per episodeLimited series — complete
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Self - Narrator

3 eps

Emöke Zsigmond

Emöke Zsigmond

Jane Austen

3 eps

Jakab Balázs

Jakab Balázs

Henry

3 eps

Adél Jordán

Adél Jordán

Eliza

3 eps

Samuel West

Samuel West

Self

3 eps

Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Greig

Self

3 eps

Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibín

Self

3 eps

Kate Atkinson

Self

3 eps

Paula Byrne

Self

3 eps

András Korcsmáros

András Korcsmáros

James Stanier Clark

3 eps

Klára Spilák

Klára Spilák

Mrs Austen

3 eps

Helen Fielding

Helen Fielding

Self

3 eps

Alan West

Self

3 eps

Paddy Bullard

Self

3 eps

Bee Rowlatt

Self

3 eps

Louise Curran

Self

3 eps

Priya Atwal

Self

3 eps

Greg Wise

Greg Wise

Self

3 eps

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Self

3 eps

Tom Bennett

Self

3 eps

Cherie Blair

Cherie Blair

Self

3 eps

Candice Carty-Williams

Self

3 eps

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Self

3 eps

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Self

3 eps

The story

What it's about

An immersive look at how a young woman from a small village in 18th-century England became one of the UK's best-loved novelists.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 3 episodes.

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    Season 1 · Complete

    Limited Series

    20253 episodes

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    How a self-taught woman from a small English village became a great novelist.

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

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