PBS has the best possible news for all Jane Austen fans: Beginning Sunday, January 13, “Masterpiece Theater” will broadcast adaptations of all of Austen’s six novels, plus a new drama based on her life. This four-month, first-ever U.S. television event includes new productions of Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility, along with the classic productions of Emma (starring Kate Beckinsale) and Pride and Prejudice (starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle). And Miss Austen Regrets, a new drama starring Olivia Williams and based on Austen’s own letters, offers an intimate portrait of the young woman behind the famous novels. Visit the official site to find out more about “The Complete Jane Austen”, premiering Sunday, January 13 on PBS.
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