The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas Sheridan le Fanus influential Victorian literary masterpiece Sheltered heiress Maud Ruthyns troubles begin when her father hires a new governess Madame De La Rougierre played with considerable relish by Jane Lapotaire is a cruel brandyswigging schemer with an unhealthy interest in Mauds inheritance and an approach to childcare that would make Mary Poppins faint When Mauds 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