Dark Shadows
"Necking in the afternoon."
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.
Season 1 Episodes
E1
Victoria Winters travels to Collinsport by train from New York to be the governess of 10 year old David Collins. Also on…
E2
At the Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets with the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, while Burke Devlin ta…
E3
Elizabeth's brother, Roger Collins, desperately searches for local artist Sam Evans. Meanwhile, Victoria meets Elizabet…
E4
Victoria is interrogated by Roger over her knowledge of Burke Devlin and their encounter at the train station. Later th…
E5
After her first night at Collinwood, Victoria has decided to go back to New York. Victoria explains to Carolyn that she …
E6
Victoria looks for David in the basement of Collinwood. While looking, a stranger enters the room and asks who she is. H…
E7
Sam Evans and Roger discuss Burke Devlin's return. Sam agrees with Roger's fear that Burke is planning revenge against …
E8
Carolyn's flighty romance with Joe Haskell takes a new turn when she admits that she is in love with him, but refuses an…
E9
Victoria learns of the tragic legend of Widows Hill, a cliff located close to Collinwood, where many suicides occurred. …
E10
Roger puts pressure on Elizabeth to send David away to boarding school, a conversation the boy overhears. Burke gives Ca…
E11
Burke Devlin pays the residents of Collinwood a visit, apparently hoping to reassure Elizabeth that he has no vendetta t…
E12
Roger encounter Victoria on Widows' Hill and tells her the story of its legend and history. Meanwhile, Maggie Evans trie…
E13
Elizabeth and Roger continue to harbour suspicions about Burke, in spite of him offering the hand of friendship. As Vict…
E14
Victoria learns about David's relationship with Roger. Burke arranges to meet with Roger at the Blue Whale, and spends t…
E15
David is now convinced that his father hates him. Roger leaves the estate in his car to meet with Burke. On the way, he…
E16
Roger emerges from the accident without serious injury, but is shaken by the experience. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is appalle…
E17
Elizabeth comforts David after he has a nightmare about Roger's car accident. Collins family employee and retainer Bill …
E18
Learning Victoria saw Burke by his car, Roger takes her to Burke's room at the hotel to make a confrontation. Meanwhile…
E19
Elizabeth continues to insist that Carolyn should not visit Burke again, adamant that he is attempting to destroy the Co…
E20
Roger confronts Burke, accusing him outright of causing the accident and attempting to kill him. Victoria, however, is u…
E21
Victoria is disturbed to receive a letter informing her that her background has been probed by a private investigator. M…
E22
Sam Evans reluctantly accepts a commission from Burke to paint a portrait of him, apparently destined for the Collinwood…
E23
Constable Carter arrives at Collinwood to investigate Roger's car accident. In an attempt to prevent his sabotage being …
E24
Constable Carter investigates Roger's claims of sabotage, questioning Burke. However, Carolyn proves herself an ally to …
E25
Roger presses Elizabeth for an explanation of her reasons for hiring Victoria, which she refuses to give. Meanwhile, Vic…
E26
The police obtain a warrant to search Burke's room, believing him to be a suspect. When Victoria attempts to retrieve th…
E27
Burke meets with his private investigator Stuart Bronson, who provides him with a complete breakdown of the Collins fami…
E28
Roger learns from Maggie that David has been seen trying to get into Burke's room at the hotel. As the police investigat…
E29
Burke finds David in his hotel room and is quick to strike up a friendship with the boy. David later disposes of the mis…
E30
Roger struggles to come to terms with the revelation that his own son attempted to kill him. David continues to deny the…
E31
Burke defies expectations and lies to absolve David of involvement in the crash. However, he later privately confides in…
E32
Roger is forced to admit to a shocked Elizabeth that David was behind the murder attempt. Later, under questioning from…
E33
Joe Haskell pays an unannounced drunken visit to Collinwood, passing out in the mansion. Meanwhile, Victoria journeys to…
E34
Burke tells Victoria that he has asked his private investigator to research her past, and has received a report. However…
E35
Growing uneasy about the prospect of painting Burke's portrait, Sam tries to abandon the project. Meanwhile, Carolyn is …
E36
A furious Roger demands of Sam that he not paint Burke's portrait. Elizabeth begs Victoria to stay at Collinwood, and la…
E37
Worried at the escalating feud with Roger, Sam entrusts Maggie with a sealed letter. Roger confides in Victoria that he …
E38
Matthew Morgan threatens to kill Burke, for his interference in the affairs of the Collins family. Meanwhile, Carolyn co…
E39
Aware of the detrimental effect Burke's vendetta is having on the Collins family and Elizabeth in particular, Bill Mallo…
E40
A wily Carolyn continues to pursue Burke, following him on a business trip to the nearby town of Bangor. Meanwhile, Sam …
E41
Sam looks at a skech he drew of Burke Devlin at his home. The phone rings. Sam answers it and finds its Roger Collins. T…
E42
Burke makes moves to take over the Collins empire. Meanwhile, Sam's visit to Collinwood proves fruitless, as he finds hi…
E43
Bill continues to believe that Sam is withholding vital information about the true events behind Burke's manslaughter ch…
E44
Elizabeth learns from John Harris of Burke's plans to aggressively take over the Collins family businesses. Meanwhile, …
E45
Roger reprimands Carolyn for associating with Burke. Bill Malloy arranges a meeting between Roger, Sam and Burke, intent…
E46
In spite of extreme reluctance on the part of Roger, Bill Malloy demands that the meeting will go ahead as planned, to t…
E47
Roger arrives for the meeting with Sam and Burke, and shares an uneasy hour waiting for Bill to arrive. However, after …
E48
David receives a crystal ball as a gift from Burke. Upon staring into it, the boy announces that Bill's disappearance i…
E49
Burke is despondent at the news of Bill's disappearance, believing that he will now never clear his name. As the news sp…
E50
David's attempts to scare Victoria continue with a message written on her mirror. Later, while walking along the cliffs,…
E51
Carolyn and Victoria rush back to Collinwood in terror, and tell Elizabeth about seeing the body of a man floating in th…
E52
Sam forces Maggie not to open his sealed letter. At Collinwood, Victoria and Carolyn are scared by mysterious sounds as …
E53
Matthew admits to a shocked Elizabeth that it was Bill's body that Victoria and Carolyn saw, and he pushed it out to sea…
E54
Elizabeth struggles to come to terms with the fact that Bill may have been murdered. The sheriff questions Matthew, whil…
E55
The sheriff questions Roger about his whereabouts at the time of Bill's disappearance. Roger insists he had no idea what…
E56
Roger places pressure on Sam to keep his silence, insisting that they must keep to their alibis. Meanwhile, Elizabeth an…
E57
Burke is adamant that he will find the person behind Bill's death and asks Victoria for information on Roger. The sherif…
E58
David begins to study tidal charts, intent on discovering where Bill fell into the water. Meanwhile, the sheriff questio…
E59
The sheriff questions Roger about the murder, and Elizabeth lies to offer her brother an alibi. A suspicious David later…
E60
Victoria visits Maggie and Sam to have dinner and get to know them better. Looking through Sam's paintings, she is surpr…
E61
Burke makes a dramatic entrance at the Evans cottage, inviting himself to join the meal for Victoria. There, he tells he…
E62
Roger is anxious to learn about Victoria's evening with Sam and Maggie, refusing to believe that she does not have a hid…
E63
A distressed Maggie visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth denies Burke's accusations. Matthew vows once again to protect El…
E64
Matthew threatens that Burke will pay a heavy price if he continues to interfere with the affairs of the Collins family.…
E65
Burke journeys to Collinwood, now intent on settling his vendetta against the Collins family. Roger and Sam exchange thr…
E66
Burke continues to assemble proof of Roger's guilt. When Burke presses Victoria for answers, she is forced to admit that…
E67
Bill Malloy's housekeeper, Mrs Sarah Johnson, makes her presence felt as the murder investigation continues. Meanwhile,…
E68
David confides in Victoria that Burke was the cause of many fights between his estranged mother and Roger. With ulterior…
E69
Burke takes active steps to prove that Roger was responsible for Malloy's murder and arranges a meeting with Mrs Johnson…
E70
David tells Victoria about the Old House, an abandoned Collins' mansion built before Collinwood, and suggests that they …
E71
Roger takes Victoria on a tour of the Collins cannery, before taking her to see the sheriff. In spite of her concerns ab…
E72
At the Collinsport Inn diner, the seeds of Burke's plan to infiltrate Collinwood with Mrs Johnson are planted. Duly, Car…
E73
Sam continues to be troubled by Roger and recent events. Elizabeth is given the coroner's verdict on Bill's death, which…
E74
Roger is delighted to learn of the coroner's verdict, and that he is no longer a murder suspect. Burke is outraged at th…
E75
Matthew Morgan learns of the verdict on Bill Malloy's death. Later, while walking along lookout point, Victoria finds th…
E76
Burke visits Collinwood and tells Elizabeth that he now plans to agressively take away Collinwood and the entire Collins…
E77
David finds himself increasingly torn between his loyalties to his aunt Elizabeth and his growing friendship with Burke.…
E78
Maggie and Joe spend an evening together at the Blue Whale and quickly begin to develop an enjoyment in one another's co…
E79
Mrs Johnson publicly accuses Burke of causing Bill Malloy's death, to deflect any suspicion her newfound loyalty to the …
E80
Roger is terrified to learn that Victoria has found the fountain pen he lost on the night of Malloy's death and fears th…
E81
Matthew Morgan continues to make threats towards Burke. Meanwhile, Mrs Johnson visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth offers…
E82
Burke realises that Roger must have lost the fountain pen at Lookout Point, implicating his involvement in the death of …
E83
Roger buries the pen to dispose of the evidence. Later, when Victoria accuses David of stealing it, Roger make an unchar…
E84
David attempts to scare Victoria by telling her stories about the ghosts that haunt Collinwood. Luring her to the closed…
E85
As a storm rages, Sam and Burke drink together and discuss the ghosts of Collinwood. In the closed-off wing, Victoria is…
E86
Burke and Carolyn have a date together, though his motives remain unclear. Distraught after seeing the ghost, Victoria d…
E87
Roger is suspicious about Victoria's disappearance and decides to investigate the closed-off wing of the house. He relea…
E88
Victoria tells Elizabeth about her ordeal and that she saw Bill's ghost. Elizabeth and Roger decide to check the locked …
E89
Burke puts his takeover plan into action, offering four of Elizabeth's top executives jobs with him for increased pay. L…
E90
Learning that Victoria has seen a ghost, David has newfound appreciation for her and begs her to stay. Victoria finds a …
E91
Burke agrees to take Victoria to Bangor with him to give her a break from her recent ordeal, but continues to warn her t…
E92
Arriving in Bangor, Victoria visits the Collins family lawyers, a father-and-son team called Frank and Richard Garner. T…
E93
Burke's offer to buy Collinwood continues to cause heated arguments between Elizabeth and Roger. David draws a picture o…
E94
Frank Garner vows to help Victoria uncover any hidden information about her past. Meanwhile, Sam is alarmed to hear that…
E95
By chance, Victoria sees Burke's distinctive fountain pen and recognises it as identical to the one she found on the bea…
E96
Roger drives Victoria back to Collinsport, but heavy rain forces them to take shelter until the storm passes. Victoria i…
E97
Victoria receives a frosty reception from Elizabeth for visiting the family lawyers without her consent. Sam gives Victo…
E98
Mrs Johnson begins working at Collinwood, quickly beginning her covert investigations. She is disturbed to hear a myster…
E99
Mrs Johnson begins to believe that Collinwood is haunted and confides her fears to Burke. Meanwhile, the takeover plans …
E100
Victoria tells Burke about her suspicions regarding Roger and the pen she found on Lookout Point. Meanwhile, Carolyn rev…
E101
Victoria agrees to accompany David on a return visit to the Old House, Later, Victoria confides to Maggie that she belie…
E102
Victoria is held against her will by a crazed Roger, who insists that Bill Malloy was already dead when he discovered hi…
E103
Victoria is terrified at what Roger might do to prevent his secret from being made public. She is later disturbed to lea…
E104
Roger attempts an exercise in damage limitation, revealing to Elizabeth that Victoria holds damaging information about h…
E105
After Burke confronts him about the fountain pen, Roger decides to retrieve the pen he earlier buried. As he uncovers it…
E106
Roger is held in custody as Sheriff Patterson questions Victoria. Roger gives his alibi for the accident, which seems to…
E107
Attentions turn to Sam as the hunt for the mysterious driver continues. Outside the Old House searching for David, Victo…
E108
Scared from her close call, Victoria unwittingly runs to Matthew's cottage for help. As they talk, she realises that he …
E109
Matthew reveals that he killed Malloy, but that it was an accident, and vows to kill Victoria to maintain his secret. Th…
E110
A shamed Matthew confesses the murder to a stunned Elizabeth, before fleeing. The police hunt for Matthew, who has hidde…
E111
David still believes that Roger killed Malloy. Later, David visits the Old House and chances upon Matthew. When the boy …
E112
Victoria visits Burke and reluctantly tells him that her loyalties lie with the Collins family. Burke steps up his plans…
E113
David continues to help Matthew hide out. Trying to forget her recent ordeal, Victoria plans a trip to Bangor. Victoria …
E114
As Matthew holds Victoria captive, the Collins household thinks that she left for her trip as planned. Elizabeth worries…
E115
Elizabeth worries about Victoria's safety. Joe learns the truth about Carolyn and Burke's relationship and the two men c…
E116
Victoria's disappearance becomes a police matter. When Joe and Burke search for Victoria at the Old House, Matthew and h…
E117
As the search continues, Burke and Roger exchange threats. Caroyln's relationship with Burke comes under fire. Elizabeth…
E118
Victoria begs Matthew to let her go. Mrs Johnson suspects Victoria has fallen foul of Matthew. When David visits the Old…
E119
Matthew begins to doubt David's loyalty. David is overcome with pangs of conscience for helping Matthew evade capture, w…
E120
David begins to realise that Matthew has kidnapped Victoria. Meanwhile, Matthew's paranoia escalates as he is confronted…
E121
David discovers that Matthew is holding Victoria prisoner. A mysterious woman arrives at the Collinsport Inn and begins …
E122
David escapes from the clutches of Matthew, leaving Victoria behind. Sam Evans is worried when Maggie tells him about th…
E123
The ghost of Bill Malloy appears to David and tells him to help Victoria, before threatening Matthew with a vow of reven…
E124
Roger and Burke find and rescue Victoria from the Old House. The ghosts of Bill Malloy and Josette lead a procession of …
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