BBC fans are ‘speechless’ after beautiful new historical drama blows them away

BBC viewers are desperately trying to ration ‘sensational’ caller play drama Miss Austen.

TV fans are warring the impulse to binge each four episodes of the amusement centred connected Cassandra Austen (Keeley Hawes), which dropped connected iPlayer yesterday.

Miss Austen takes 1 of literature’s top mysteries – wherefore Cassandra burned her sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it arsenic a ‘heart-breaking communicative of sisterly love.’

Miss Austen besides aims to ‘create successful Cassandra a quality arsenic captivating arsenic any Austen heroine’, according to the BBC

On X, viewers said they were near ‘speechless’ aft watching the series, singling retired Line of Duty prima Keeley’s show for praise.

@KeeleyHawesNews raved: ‘Speechless! Keeley Hawes’ show arsenic Cassandra Austen is thing little than masterful. #MissAusten.’

@JaneEllen_ enthused: ‘I’ve already watched each 4 episodes of Miss Austen. It is simply a fantastic adaptation of Gill Hornby’s publication and a beauteous tribute to Jane and Cassandra Austen. I did outcry astatine the end. #MissAusten.’

Echoing their sentiment, @AmandaHLondon said: ‘I americium precise overmuch enjoying this – large cast, and a antithetic instrumentality connected 1 of my favourite authors Trying not to ticker it each successful 1 night! #MissAusten.’

@LewisGMedia added: ‘I’m ne'er usually into Period Dramas that overmuch but Keeley Hawes is 1 of my favourite actresses and she’s perfectly sensational successful tonight’s Miss Austen! #MissAusten.’

Speaking astir Miss Austen, Keeley, 48, antecedently told The Guardian that the TV amusement was a ‘classic’ play drama.

“It feels similar a classical costume drama, successful the vein of Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice,’ she explained.

‘Modern takes like Bridgerton are superb but this feels similar portion of the Austen canon, truthful her fans volition beryllium pleased. I work it and thought: “Why hasn’t this communicative been told before?”‘

Miss Austen is not the lone humanities play to person caught viewers’ attention.

Last month, Netflix fans were thrilled erstwhile the streamer added each six seasons of Vikings – a meaty governmental odyssey acceptable successful the Dark Ages.

The Emmy-winning show, created by Michael Hirst for the History Channel, ran from 2013 to 2019 amassing a ample fandom, glowing critics reviews and winning accolades on the way.

Comprised of 89 episodes, the inter-generational Nordic crippled follows Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and his unit arsenic they navigate choppy waters and bloody governmental intrigue successful his thirst for powerfulness aft coming from humble beginnings.

Online, fans praised the ‘excellent’ amusement arsenic ‘one of the top TV bid ever made’, ‘a deity damn masterpiece’, ‘very good written’ and an ‘absolute must-see’.

Miss Austen is disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer.

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