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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 4

After uncovering Mary Austen鈥檚 lies, Cassandra鈥檚 determination to keep Jane鈥檚 letters private is stronger than ever. Her mission is accompanied by a second 鈥� to secure a home for Isabella.

After uncovering Mary Austen鈥檚 lies, Cassandra鈥檚 determination to keep Jane鈥檚 letters private is stronger than ever. Her mission is accompanied by a second 鈥� to secure a home for Isabella, who, following the death of her father, is being forced to leave the vicarage.

Intimations of a past romantic rivalry between young sisters Cassandra and Jane threaten to emerge. The older Cassandra denies any such thing, but as she delves into Jane's old letters, she secretly relives the youthful days of her and Jane鈥檚 first encounter with Henry Hobday.

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53 minutes

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Role Contributor
Cassandra Austen Synn酶ve Karlsen
Mary Austen Liv Hill
Mary Austen Jessica Hynes
Cassandra Austen Keeley Hawes
Mr Austen Kevin McNally
Isabella Rose Leslie
Henry Hobday Max Irons
Mrs Austen Phyllis Logan
Dinah Mirren Mack
Mr Lidderdale Alfred Enoch
Jane Austen Patsy Ferran
Writer Andrea Gibb
Writer Gill Hornby
Director Aisling Walsh

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