Lord Fenton's character is much more evil than in the novel. He coerces a servant girl named Mary to have sex with him, becomes physically violent, repeatedly rapes her, and he also rapes Scarlett. Mary kills him in retaliation, but Scarlett is accused.
In contrast to the novel, Lord Fenton's character is much more wicked. He blackmails Mary, a young servant, into having sex with him, beats her physically, brutally rapes her, and also assaults Scarlett. When Mary seeks revenge, she kills him, but Scarlett is falsely accused.