The Wyvern Mystery (2000)

When she is orphaned, a young child (Tamara Harvey) is taken in by a local Squire (Derek Jacobi). But now grown into an attractive young woman (Naomi Watts), the Squire's intentions have turned lecherously sinister. To escape him, she flees with his son (Iain Glen) whom she loves. Alas, she soon discovers the dark secrets of the family history. Based on the 1869 novel by J.S. Le Fanu and directed by Alex Pillai (HOW TO DATE BILLY WALSH). A Victorian Gothic that is reminiscent of JANE EYRE but, of course, nowhere near as good. It's often confusing (a nice way of saying incoherent) but it provided Watts with a juicy role while waiting for her big break which would come the following year with MULHOLLAND DRIVE. If you enjoy this kind of BBC Gothic  "imperiled heroine" costume melodramas, you may well like it. I found it just passable (and I'm a big Watts fan), nothing more. With Jack Davenport, Aisling O'Sullivan and Ellie Haddington.