Jane Austen On Screen

Becoming Jane

Starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy

Becoming Jane

BECOMING JANE presents a fresh and surprising view of the young Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) and shows how a little-known love affair with the brilliant, roguish young Irishman, Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), played an influential part in the shaping of her work. The film shows how she became inspired to fulfil her potential and make a life for herself as a writer in an era when independent thought for women was not encouraged and choices were severely limited. This true romantic encounter during a fascinating period in Austen's life is portrayed in a moving and exciting story, in the spirit of Jane Austen, one of the most inspiring female novelists of all time. Find out more...

ITV1 Jane Austen Season

ITV1s Jane Austen season featured adaptations of Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey. Persuasion was filmed in 14 different Bath locations and stared Sally Hawkins as Anne Elliot and Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Wentworth. Find out more...

The Jane Austen Centre in Bath now has an exhibition of the costumes from ITVs Persuasion by BAFTA winning designer Andrea Galer. Find out more...