“We feel so lucky we have persuaded the mighty (and lovely) Keeley Hawes, the brilliant (and also lovely) Paapa Essiedu and the most amazing company of (lovely) actors to come make this with us.

Anointed “the queen of British telly” overseas, the actress leads a series about Austen’s prim older sister, who torched most of the writer’s letters.

A new romantic drama series from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne will see Keeley Hawes playing a nun in ... for one or more newsletters from The Standard.