The Dark Angel (1987)
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.
Director: Peter Hammond
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Peter O'Toole as Uncle Silas Ruthyn |
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Jane Lapotaire as Madame de la Rougierre |
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Beatie Edney as Maud Ruthyn |
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Barbara Shelley as Cousin Monica |
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Simon Shepherd as Captain Oakley |
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Guy Rolfe as Dr. Bryerly |
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Tim Woodward as Dudley Ruthyn |
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Norma Shebbeare as Mary Quince |
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Marcus Gilbert as Lord Carysbroke |
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Patti Love as Peg Hawkes |
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Conrad Phillips as Dickon Hawkes |
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Hilary Sesta as Lucy Wyatt |
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Alan MacNaughtan as Austin Ruthyn |
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John Baker as Old Giles |
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Charlotte Coleman as Millie Ruthyn |
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John Crocker as Rev. Clay |
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Leslie French as Lawyer |
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Rhoda Lewis as Mrs. Rusk |
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Wolfe Morris as Mr. Gimson |
| Directing | Peter Hammond | Director |
| Production | Joe Waters | Producer |
| Crew | Chris Hartley | Cinematography |
| Art | Oliver Bayldon | Production Design |
| Editing | Ray Wingrove | Editor |
| Writing | Sheridan Le Fanu | Novel |
| Crew | Paul Wheeler | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Reekie | Costume Design |
| Writing | Don MacPherson | Writer |
