The Dark Angel
Overview
The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Sheltered heiress Maud Ruthyn's troubles begin when her father hires a new governess. Madame De La Rougierre (played with considerable relish by Jane Lapotaire) is a cruel, brandy-swigging schemer with an unhealthy interest in Maud's inheritance and an approach to childcare that would make Mary Poppins faint. When Maud's father dies she has no choice but to live with her wicked uncle Silas, who will inherit the family fortune if Maud should happen to die. This is not a recipe for domestic bliss and soon it seems that everyone but Maud is either bad, mad, or both.
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Uncle Silas Ruthyn
Jane Lapotaire
Madame de la Rougierre
Beatie Edney
Maud Ruthyn
Barbara Shelley
Cousin Monica
Simon Shepherd
Captain Oakley
Guy Rolfe
Dr. Bryerly
Tim Woodward
Dudley Ruthyn
Norma Shebbeare
Mary Quince
Marcus Gilbert
Lord Carysbroke
Patti Love
Peg Hawkes
Conrad Phillips
Dickon Hawkes
Hilary Sesta
Lucy Wyatt