Austen's unfinished novel heads for screen

By Stewart Clarke
Updated July 11 2018 - 5:16am, first published 5:09am
Jane Austen's unfinished final novel is following Pride and Prejudice to the small screen.
Jane Austen's unfinished final novel is following Pride and Prejudice to the small screen.

Jane Austen's unfinished final novel, Sanditon, is being developed as a lavish period epic with Andrew Davies, who wrote the BBC's acclaimed 1990s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, writing the eight-part series.