Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

Documentary Drama

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

4.0(2 votes)

1 Season

3 Episodes

2025 – 2025

Ended

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.

Network:BBC Two

Seasons

Limited Series

Limited Series

3 episodes

Cast (24)

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Self - Narrator

Emöke Zsigmond

Emöke Zsigmond

Jane Austen

Balázs Jakab

Henry

Adél Jordán

Adél Jordán

Eliza

Samuel West

Samuel West

Self

Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Greig

Self

Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibín

Self

Kate Atkinson

Self

Paula Byrne

Self

András Korcsmáros

András Korcsmáros

James Stanier Clark

Klára Spilák

Klára Spilák

Mrs Austen

Helen Fielding

Helen Fielding

Self

Alan West

Self

Paddy Bullard

Self

Bee Rowlatt

Self

Louise Curran

Self

Priya Atwal

Self

Greg Wise

Greg Wise

Self

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Self

Tom Bennett

Self

Cherie Blair

Cherie Blair

Self

Candice Carty-Williams

Self

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Self

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Self