Overview
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
Created by: Dan Curtis
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: DS-1
Jun 27, 1966
Victoria Winters travels to Collinsport by train from New York to be the governess of 10 year old David Collins. Also on that train is Burke Devlin, w...
Episode 2: DS-2
Jun 28, 1966
At the Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets with the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, while Burke Devlin talks with a private detective a...
Episode 3: DS-3
Jun 29, 1966
Elizabeth's brother, Roger Collins, desperately searches for local artist Sam Evans. Meanwhile, Victoria meets Elizabeth's teenage daughter...
Episode 4: DS-4
Jun 30, 1966
Victoria is interrogated by Roger over her knowledge of Burke Devlin and their encounter at the train station. Later that night, Victoria has an unpl...
Episode 5: DS-5
Jul 01, 1966
After her first night at Collinwood, Victoria has decided to go back to New York. Victoria explains to Carolyn that she is an orphan and came to Colli...
Episode 6: DS-6
Jul 04, 1966
Victoria looks for David in the basement of Collinwood. While looking, a stranger enters the room and asks who she is. He accuses her of snooping arou...
Episode 7: DS-7
Jul 05, 1966
Sam Evans and Roger discuss Burke Devlin's return. Sam agrees with Roger's fear that Burke is planning revenge against the Collins family f...
Episode 8: DS-8
Jul 06, 1966
Carolyn's flighty romance with Joe Haskell takes a new turn when she admits that she is in love with him, but refuses an offer of marriage. Victo...
Episode 9: DS-9
Jul 07, 1966
Victoria learns of the tragic legend of Widows Hill, a cliff located close to Collinwood, where many suicides occurred. Meanwhile, Carolyn is intrigue...
Episode 10: DS-10
Jul 08, 1966
Roger puts pressure on Elizabeth to send David away to boarding school, a conversation the boy overhears. Burke gives Carolyn false information on the...
Episode 11: DS-11
Jul 11, 1966
Burke Devlin pays the residents of Collinwood a visit, apparently hoping to reassure Elizabeth that he has no vendetta to pursue against her family. ...
Episode 12: DS-12
Jul 12, 1966
Roger encounter Victoria on Widows' Hill and tells her the story of its legend and history. Meanwhile, Maggie Evans tries to learn what is troubl...
Episode 13: DS-13
Jul 13, 1966
Elizabeth and Roger continue to harbour suspicions about Burke, in spite of him offering the hand of friendship. As Victoria walks to Matthew's c...
Episode 14: DS-14
Jul 14, 1966
Victoria learns about David's relationship with Roger. Burke arranges to meet with Roger at the Blue Whale, and spends time talking with Joe and ...
Episode 15: DS-15
Jul 15, 1966
David is now convinced that his father hates him. Roger leaves the estate in his car to meet with Burke. On the way, he loses control of the car and ...
Episode 16: DS-16
Jul 18, 1966
Roger emerges from the accident without serious injury, but is shaken by the experience. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is appalled to learn of Carolyn's f...
Episode 17: DS-17
Jul 19, 1966
Elizabeth comforts David after he has a nightmare about Roger's car accident. Collins family employee and retainer Bill Malloy begins to suspect ...
Episode 18: DS-18
Jul 20, 1966
Learning Victoria saw Burke by his car, Roger takes her to Burke's room at the hotel to make a confrontation. Meanwhile, David harbours the blee...
Episode 19: DS-19
Jul 21, 1966
Elizabeth continues to insist that Carolyn should not visit Burke again, adamant that he is attempting to destroy the Collins family. Bill Malloy atte...
Episode 20: DS-20
Jul 22, 1966
Roger confronts Burke, accusing him outright of causing the accident and attempting to kill him. Victoria, however, is unimpressed by Roger's ass...
Episode 21: DS-21
Jul 25, 1966
Victoria is disturbed to receive a letter informing her that her background has been probed by a private investigator. Meanwhile, Bill Malloy confront...
Episode 22: DS-22
Jul 26, 1966
Sam Evans reluctantly accepts a commission from Burke to paint a portrait of him, apparently destined for the Collinwood drawing room. Roger is annoye...
Episode 23: DS-23
Jul 27, 1966
Constable Carter arrives at Collinwood to investigate Roger's car accident. In an attempt to prevent his sabotage being revealed, David tampers w...
Episode 24: DS-24
Jul 28, 1966
Constable Carter investigates Roger's claims of sabotage, questioning Burke. However, Carolyn proves herself an ally to Burke, saying that she br...
Episode 25: DS-25
Jul 29, 1966
Roger presses Elizabeth for an explanation of her reasons for hiring Victoria, which she refuses to give. Meanwhile, Victoria is shocked to discover t...
Episode 26: DS-26
Aug 01, 1966
The police obtain a warrant to search Burke's room, believing him to be a suspect. When Victoria attempts to retrieve the bleeder valve, she disc...
Episode 27: DS-27
Aug 02, 1966
Burke meets with his private investigator Stuart Bronson, who provides him with a complete breakdown of the Collins family finances., as he begins to ...
Episode 28: DS-28
Aug 03, 1966
Roger learns from Maggie that David has been seen trying to get into Burke's room at the hotel. As the police investigations near a conclusion, B...
Episode 29: DS-29
Aug 04, 1966
Burke finds David in his hotel room and is quick to strike up a friendship with the boy. David later disposes of the missing bleeder valve in Burke�...
Episode 30: DS-30
Aug 05, 1966
Roger struggles to come to terms with the revelation that his own son attempted to kill him. David continues to deny the accusations until Burke produ...
Episode 31: DS-31
Aug 08, 1966
Burke defies expectations and lies to absolve David of involvement in the crash. However, he later privately confides in Victoria, warning her to bewa...
Episode 32: DS-32
Aug 09, 1966
Roger is forced to admit to a shocked Elizabeth that David was behind the murder attempt. Later, under questioning from Sheriff Paterson, Elizabeth l...
Episode 33: DS-33
Aug 10, 1966
Joe Haskell pays an unannounced drunken visit to Collinwood, passing out in the mansion. Meanwhile, Victoria journeys to the Blue Whale for a meeting ...
Episode 34: DS-34
Aug 11, 1966
Burke tells Victoria that he has asked his private investigator to research her past, and has received a report. However, it reveals nothing new. Joe ...
Episode 35: DS-35
Aug 12, 1966
Growing uneasy about the prospect of painting Burke's portrait, Sam tries to abandon the project. Meanwhile, Carolyn is jealous to learn of the d...
Episode 36: DS-36
Aug 15, 1966
A furious Roger demands of Sam that he not paint Burke's portrait. Elizabeth begs Victoria to stay at Collinwood, and later confers with David in...
Episode 37: DS-37
Aug 16, 1966
Worried at the escalating feud with Roger, Sam entrusts Maggie with a sealed letter. Roger confides in Victoria that he too has heard the mysterious s...
Episode 38: DS-38
Aug 17, 1966
Matthew Morgan threatens to kill Burke, for his interference in the affairs of the Collins family. Meanwhile, Carolyn courts the attentions of Burke b...
Episode 39: DS-39
Aug 18, 1966
Aware of the detrimental effect Burke's vendetta is having on the Collins family and Elizabeth in particular, Bill Malloy offers to help clear Bu...
Episode 40: DS-40
Aug 19, 1966
A wily Carolyn continues to pursue Burke, following him on a business trip to the nearby town of Bangor. Meanwhile, Sam makes a devastating admission ...
Episode 41: DS-41
Aug 22, 1966
Sam looks at a skech he drew of Burke Devlin at his home. The phone rings. Sam answers it and finds its Roger Collins. They talk. While they're t...
Episode 42: DS-42
Aug 23, 1966
Burke makes moves to take over the Collins empire. Meanwhile, Sam's visit to Collinwood proves fruitless, as he finds himself unable to reveal th...
Episode 43: DS-43
Aug 24, 1966
Bill continues to believe that Sam is withholding vital information about the true events behind Burke's manslaughter change. Appealing to Sam, h...
Episode 44: DS-44
Aug 25, 1966
Elizabeth learns from John Harris of Burke's plans to aggressively take over the Collins family businesses. Meanwhile, Malloy fears that Roger i...
Episode 45: DS-45
Aug 26, 1966
Roger reprimands Carolyn for associating with Burke. Bill Malloy arranges a meeting between Roger, Sam and Burke, intent on proving Roger's guilt...
Episode 46: DS-46
Aug 29, 1966
In spite of extreme reluctance on the part of Roger, Bill Malloy demands that the meeting will go ahead as planned, to take place at 11pm at Roger...
Episode 47: DS-47
Aug 30, 1966
Roger arrives for the meeting with Sam and Burke, and shares an uneasy hour waiting for Bill to arrive. However, after he fails to appear after an ho...
Episode 48: DS-48
Aug 31, 1966
David receives a crystal ball as a gift from Burke. Upon staring into it, the boy announces that Bill's disappearance is because he has been mur...
Episode 49: DS-49
Sep 01, 1966
Burke is despondent at the news of Bill's disappearance, believing that he will now never clear his name. As the news spreads, concern for Malloy...
Episode 50: DS-50
Sep 02, 1966
David's attempts to scare Victoria continue with a message written on her mirror. Later, while walking along the cliffs, Carolyn and Victoria mak...
Episode 51: DS-51
Sep 05, 1966
Carolyn and Victoria rush back to Collinwood in terror, and tell Elizabeth about seeing the body of a man floating in the sea beneath Widows' Hil...
Episode 52: DS-52
Sep 06, 1966
Sam forces Maggie not to open his sealed letter. At Collinwood, Victoria and Carolyn are scared by mysterious sounds as an unseen force moves a book i...
Episode 53: DS-53
Sep 07, 1966
Matthew admits to a shocked Elizabeth that it was Bill's body that Victoria and Carolyn saw, and he pushed it out to sea. David warns Elizabeth t...
Episode 54: DS-54
Sep 08, 1966
Elizabeth struggles to come to terms with the fact that Bill may have been murdered. The sheriff questions Matthew, while Burke begins to form suspici...
Episode 55: DS-55
Sep 09, 1966
The sheriff questions Roger about his whereabouts at the time of Bill's disappearance. Roger insists he had no idea what the meeting was about, b...
Episode 56: DS-56
Sep 12, 1966
Roger places pressure on Sam to keep his silence, insisting that they must keep to their alibis. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Carolyn are devastated by Bi...
Episode 57: DS-57
Sep 13, 1966
Burke is adamant that he will find the person behind Bill's death and asks Victoria for information on Roger. The sheriff reveals that Bill'...
Episode 58: DS-58
Sep 14, 1966
David begins to study tidal charts, intent on discovering where Bill fell into the water. Meanwhile, the sheriff questions Sam as the investigation co...
Episode 59: DS-59
Sep 15, 1966
The sheriff questions Roger about the murder, and Elizabeth lies to offer her brother an alibi. A suspicious David later eavesdrops as Roger makes a f...
Episode 60: DS-60
Sep 16, 1966
Victoria visits Maggie and Sam to have dinner and get to know them better. Looking through Sam's paintings, she is surprised to discover a portra...
Episode 61: DS-61
Sep 19, 1966
Burke makes a dramatic entrance at the Evans cottage, inviting himself to join the meal for Victoria. There, he tells her his version of the events th...
Episode 62: DS-62
Sep 20, 1966
Roger is anxious to learn about Victoria's evening with Sam and Maggie, refusing to believe that she does not have a hidden agenda. Sam is shocke...
Episode 63: DS-63
Sep 21, 1966
A distressed Maggie visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth denies Burke's accusations. Matthew vows once again to protect Elizabeth from the threat p...
Episode 64: DS-64
Sep 22, 1966
Matthew threatens that Burke will pay a heavy price if he continues to interfere with the affairs of the Collins family. The sheriff orders that Burke...
Episode 65: DS-65
Sep 23, 1966
Burke journeys to Collinwood, now intent on settling his vendetta against the Collins family. Roger and Sam exchange threats as they discuss their aff...
Episode 66: DS-66
Sep 26, 1966
Burke continues to assemble proof of Roger's guilt. When Burke presses Victoria for answers, she is forced to admit that she is not sure of the e...
Episode 67: DS-67
Sep 27, 1966
Bill Malloy's housekeeper, Mrs Sarah Johnson, makes her presence felt as the murder investigation continues. Meanwhile, Burke confides in Caroly...
Episode 68: DS-68
Sep 28, 1966
David confides in Victoria that Burke was the cause of many fights between his estranged mother and Roger. With ulterior motives, Roger tries to gain ...
Episode 69: DS-69
Sep 29, 1966
Burke takes active steps to prove that Roger was responsible for Malloy's murder and arranges a meeting with Mrs Johnson, who is persuaded to spy...
Episode 70: DS-70
Sep 30, 1966
David tells Victoria about the Old House, an abandoned Collins' mansion built before Collinwood, and suggests that they pay a visit. When they la...
Episode 71: DS-71
Oct 03, 1966
Roger takes Victoria on a tour of the Collins cannery, before taking her to see the sheriff. In spite of her concerns about Roger's innocence, Vi...
Episode 72: DS-72
Oct 04, 1966
At the Collinsport Inn diner, the seeds of Burke's plan to infiltrate Collinwood with Mrs Johnson are planted. Duly, Carolyn later suggests to El...
Episode 73: DS-73
Oct 05, 1966
Sam continues to be troubled by Roger and recent events. Elizabeth is given the coroner's verdict on Bill's death, which rules that he was a...
Episode 74: DS-74
Oct 06, 1966
Roger is delighted to learn of the coroner's verdict, and that he is no longer a murder suspect. Burke is outraged at the decision and vows to ex...
Episode 75: DS-75
Oct 07, 1966
Matthew Morgan learns of the verdict on Bill Malloy's death. Later, while walking along lookout point, Victoria finds the unique fountain pen whi...
Episode 76: DS-76
Oct 10, 1966
Burke visits Collinwood and tells Elizabeth that he now plans to agressively take away Collinwood and the entire Collins business portfolio. Elizabeth...
Episode 77: DS-77
Oct 11, 1966
David finds himself increasingly torn between his loyalties to his aunt Elizabeth and his growing friendship with Burke. Carolyn and David argue over ...
Episode 78: DS-78
Oct 12, 1966
Maggie and Joe spend an evening together at the Blue Whale and quickly begin to develop an enjoyment in one another's company. A belligerent Roge...
Episode 79: DS-79
Oct 13, 1966
Mrs Johnson publicly accuses Burke of causing Bill Malloy's death, to deflect any suspicion her newfound loyalty to the Collins family might brin...
Episode 80: DS-80
Oct 14, 1966
Roger is terrified to learn that Victoria has found the fountain pen he lost on the night of Malloy's death and fears that she may now suspect hi...
Episode 81: DS-81
Oct 17, 1966
Matthew Morgan continues to make threats towards Burke. Meanwhile, Mrs Johnson visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth offers her the job of housekeeper.
Episode 82: DS-82
Oct 18, 1966
Burke realises that Roger must have lost the fountain pen at Lookout Point, implicating his involvement in the death of Malloy. Roger goes to David�...
Episode 83: DS-83
Oct 19, 1966
Roger buries the pen to dispose of the evidence. Later, when Victoria accuses David of stealing it, Roger make an uncharacteristic display of defence ...
Episode 84: DS-84
Oct 20, 1966
David attempts to scare Victoria by telling her stories about the ghosts that haunt Collinwood. Luring her to the closed-off wing of the mansion, Davi...
Episode 85: DS-85
Oct 21, 1966
As a storm rages, Sam and Burke drink together and discuss the ghosts of Collinwood. In the closed-off wing, Victoria is visited by the ghost of Mallo...
Episode 86: DS-86
Oct 24, 1966
Burke and Carolyn have a date together, though his motives remain unclear. Distraught after seeing the ghost, Victoria desperately attempts to escape ...
Episode 87: DS-87
Oct 25, 1966
Roger is suspicious about Victoria's disappearance and decides to investigate the closed-off wing of the house. He releases Victoria and is shock...
Episode 88: DS-88
Oct 26, 1966
Victoria tells Elizabeth about her ordeal and that she saw Bill's ghost. Elizabeth and Roger decide to check the locked room and are shocked to d...
Episode 89: DS-89
Oct 27, 1966
Burke puts his takeover plan into action, offering four of Elizabeth's top executives jobs with him for increased pay. Learning of his plans, Eli...
Episode 90: DS-90
Oct 28, 1966
Learning that Victoria has seen a ghost, David has newfound appreciation for her and begs her to stay. Victoria finds a potential clue to her identity...
Episode 91: DS-91
Oct 31, 1966
Burke agrees to take Victoria to Bangor with him to give her a break from her recent ordeal, but continues to warn her to get away from Collinwood for...
Episode 92: DS-92
Nov 01, 1966
Arriving in Bangor, Victoria visits the Collins family lawyers, a father-and-son team called Frank and Richard Garner. Taking the evidence found in th...
Episode 93: DS-93
Nov 02, 1966
Burke's offer to buy Collinwood continues to cause heated arguments between Elizabeth and Roger. David draws a picture of Bill Malloy's ghos...
Episode 94: DS-94
Nov 03, 1966
Frank Garner vows to help Victoria uncover any hidden information about her past. Meanwhile, Sam is alarmed to hear that Bill Malloy's ghost has ...
Episode 95: DS-95
Nov 04, 1966
By chance, Victoria sees Burke's distinctive fountain pen and recognises it as identical to the one she found on the beach. Now believing that Bu...
Episode 96: DS-96
Nov 07, 1966
Roger drives Victoria back to Collinsport, but heavy rain forces them to take shelter until the storm passes. Victoria is shocked by Roger's dema...
Episode 97: DS-97
Nov 08, 1966
Victoria receives a frosty reception from Elizabeth for visiting the family lawyers without her consent. Sam gives Victoria the portrait of Betty Hand...
Episode 98: DS-98
Nov 09, 1966
Mrs Johnson begins working at Collinwood, quickly beginning her covert investigations. She is disturbed to hear a mysterious sobbing sound coming from...
Episode 99: DS-99
Nov 10, 1966
Mrs Johnson begins to believe that Collinwood is haunted and confides her fears to Burke. Meanwhile, the takeover plans for the cannery are abruptly e...
Episode 100: DS-100
Nov 11, 1966
Victoria tells Burke about her suspicions regarding Roger and the pen she found on Lookout Point. Meanwhile, Carolyn reveals to Roger that Victoria kn...
Episode 101: DS-101
Nov 14, 1966
Victoria agrees to accompany David on a return visit to the Old House, Later, Victoria confides to Maggie that she believes she now knows who killed B...
Episode 102: DS-102
Nov 15, 1966
Victoria is held against her will by a crazed Roger, who insists that Bill Malloy was already dead when he discovered his body at Lookout Point. Escap...
Episode 103: DS-103
Nov 16, 1966
Victoria is terrified at what Roger might do to prevent his secret from being made public. She is later disturbed to learn that Roger knows she lied t...
Episode 104: DS-104
Nov 17, 1966
Roger attempts an exercise in damage limitation, revealing to Elizabeth that Victoria holds damaging information about him. Later, Victoria narrowly a...
Episode 105: DS-105
Nov 18, 1966
After Burke confronts him about the fountain pen, Roger decides to retrieve the pen he earlier buried. As he uncovers it, he does not know that he is ...
Episode 106: DS-106
Nov 21, 1966
Roger is held in custody as Sheriff Patterson questions Victoria. Roger gives his alibi for the accident, which seems to prove his innocence. Carolyn ...
Episode 107: DS-107
Nov 22, 1966
Attentions turn to Sam as the hunt for the mysterious driver continues. Outside the Old House searching for David, Victoria narrowly escapes death whe...
Episode 108: DS-108/109/110
Nov 23, 1966
Scared from her close call, Victoria unwittingly runs to Matthew's cottage for help. As they talk, she realises that he was the driver. Matthew r...
Episode 109: DS-111
Nov 28, 1966
Matthew reveals that he killed Malloy, but that it was an accident, and vows to kill Victoria to maintain his secret. The police are called to search ...
Episode 110: DS-112
Nov 29, 1966
A shamed Matthew confesses the murder to a stunned Elizabeth, before fleeing. The police hunt for Matthew, who has hidden at the Old House. Victoria m...
Episode 111: DS-113
Nov 30, 1966
David still believes that Roger killed Malloy. Later, David visits the Old House and chances upon Matthew. When the boy offers to help, Matthew has no...
Episode 112: DS-114
Dec 01, 1966
Victoria visits Burke and reluctantly tells him that her loyalties lie with the Collins family. Burke steps up his plans to undermine the Collins busi...
Episode 113: DS-115
Dec 02, 1966
David continues to help Matthew hide out. Trying to forget her recent ordeal, Victoria plans a trip to Bangor. Victoria visits the Old House, where sh...
Episode 114: DS-116
Dec 05, 1966
As Matthew holds Victoria captive, the Collins household thinks that she left for her trip as planned. Elizabeth worries when Frank calls her to say t...
Episode 115: DS-117
Dec 06, 1966
Elizabeth worries about Victoria's safety. Joe learns the truth about Carolyn and Burke's relationship and the two men come to blows. The di...
Episode 116: DS-118
Dec 07, 1966
Victoria's disappearance becomes a police matter. When Joe and Burke search for Victoria at the Old House, Matthew and his prisoner hide in a sec...
Episode 117: DS-119
Dec 08, 1966
As the search continues, Burke and Roger exchange threats. Caroyln's relationship with Burke comes under fire. Elizabeth vows to face Burke'...
Episode 118: DS-120
Dec 09, 1966
Victoria begs Matthew to let her go. Mrs Johnson suspects Victoria has fallen foul of Matthew. When David visits the Old House with supplies, he is di...
Episode 119: DS-121
Dec 12, 1966
Matthew begins to doubt David's loyalty. David is overcome with pangs of conscience for helping Matthew evade capture, which are heightened when ...
Episode 120: DS-122
Dec 13, 1966
David begins to realise that Matthew has kidnapped Victoria. Meanwhile, Matthew's paranoia escalates as he is confronted by ghostly sobbing and a...
Episode 121: DS-123
Dec 14, 1966
David discovers that Matthew is holding Victoria prisoner. A mysterious woman arrives at the Collinsport Inn and begins to probe Maggie for informatio...
Episode 122: DS-124
Dec 15, 1966
David escapes from the clutches of Matthew, leaving Victoria behind. Sam Evans is worried when Maggie tells him about the woman who spoke with her at ...
Episode 123: DS-125
Dec 16, 1966
The ghost of Bill Malloy appears to David and tells him to help Victoria, before threatening Matthew with a vow of revenge. A terrified Matthew is now...
Episode 124: DS-126
Dec 19, 1966
Roger and Burke find and rescue Victoria from the Old House. The ghosts of Bill Malloy and Josette lead a procession of spirits to wreak revenge on Ma...
Cast
Jonathan Frid
Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
Grayson Hall
Julia Hoffman
Joan Bennett
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
David Selby
Quentin Collins
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Maggie Evans
Lara Parker
Angelique Bouchard Collins
Alexandra Isles
Victoria Winters
Nancy Barrett
Carolyn Stoddard
Louis Edmonds
Roger Collins / Joshua Collins
David Henesy
David Collins
Thayer David
Ben Stokes / Professor Timothy Stokes
John Karlen
Willie Loomis
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