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.

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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