| Maud Ruthyn, a lovely and sensitive girl, is sent to stay with her Uncle Silas Ruthyn, a charismatic rogue who stands to inherit the family fortune... should anything untoward happen to young Maud. With the tyrannical Madame De La Rougierre as her governess, Maud finds that the estate holds terrors beyond her imaginings |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Beatie Edney | Maud Ruthyn | 3 |
| Peter O'Toole | Uncle Silas Ruthyn | 3 |
| Barbara Shelley | Cousin Monica | 3 |
| Jane Lapotaire | Madame de la Rougierre | 3 |
| Simon Shepherd | Captain Oakley | 3 |
| Tim Woodward | Dudley Ruthyn | 3 |
| Marcus Gilbert | Lord Carysbroke | 3 |
| Patti Love | Peg Hawkes | 3 |
| Guy Rolfe | Dr. Bryerly | 3 |