Dark Shadows
Drama • Series

Dark Shadows

"Necking in the afternoon."

7.3/10 1966 12 Seasons 1225 Episodes Ended

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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Season 1 Episodes

S1E1
E1
DS-1
30 min 1966

Victoria Winters travels to Collinsport by train from New York to be the governess of 10 year old David Collins. Also on…

S1E2
E2
DS-2
30 min 1966

At the Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets with the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, while Burke Devlin ta…

S1E3
E3
DS-3
30 min 1966

Elizabeth's brother, Roger Collins, desperately searches for local artist Sam Evans. Meanwhile, Victoria meets Elizabet…

S1E4
E4
DS-4
30 min 1966

Victoria is interrogated by Roger over her knowledge of Burke Devlin and their encounter at the train station. Later th…

S1E5
E5
DS-5
30 min 1966

After her first night at Collinwood, Victoria has decided to go back to New York. Victoria explains to Carolyn that she …

S1E6
E6
DS-6
30 min 1966

Victoria looks for David in the basement of Collinwood. While looking, a stranger enters the room and asks who she is. H…

S1E7
E7
DS-7
30 min 1966

Sam Evans and Roger discuss Burke Devlin's return. Sam agrees with Roger's fear that Burke is planning revenge against …

S1E8
E8
DS-8
30 min 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…

S1E9
E9
DS-9
30 min 1966

Victoria learns of the tragic legend of Widows Hill, a cliff located close to Collinwood, where many suicides occurred. …

S1E10
E10
DS-10
30 min 1966

Roger puts pressure on Elizabeth to send David away to boarding school, a conversation the boy overhears. Burke gives Ca…

S1E11
E11
DS-11
30 min 1966

Burke Devlin pays the residents of Collinwood a visit, apparently hoping to reassure Elizabeth that he has no vendetta t…

S1E12
E12
DS-12
30 min 1966

Roger encounter Victoria on Widows' Hill and tells her the story of its legend and history. Meanwhile, Maggie Evans trie…

S1E13
E13
DS-13
30 min 1966

Elizabeth and Roger continue to harbour suspicions about Burke, in spite of him offering the hand of friendship. As Vict…

S1E14
E14
DS-14
30 min 1966

Victoria learns about David's relationship with Roger. Burke arranges to meet with Roger at the Blue Whale, and spends t…

S1E15
E15
DS-15
30 min 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…

S1E16
E16
DS-16
30 min 1966

Roger emerges from the accident without serious injury, but is shaken by the experience. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is appalle…

S1E17
E17
DS-17
30 min 1966

Elizabeth comforts David after he has a nightmare about Roger's car accident. Collins family employee and retainer Bill …

S1E18
E18
DS-18
30 min 1966

Learning Victoria saw Burke by his car, Roger takes her to Burke's room at the hotel to make a confrontation. Meanwhile…

S1E19
E19
DS-19
30 min 1966

Elizabeth continues to insist that Carolyn should not visit Burke again, adamant that he is attempting to destroy the Co…

S1E20
E20
DS-20
30 min 1966

Roger confronts Burke, accusing him outright of causing the accident and attempting to kill him. Victoria, however, is u…

S1E21
E21
DS-21
30 min 1966

Victoria is disturbed to receive a letter informing her that her background has been probed by a private investigator. M…

S1E22
E22
DS-22
30 min 1966

Sam Evans reluctantly accepts a commission from Burke to paint a portrait of him, apparently destined for the Collinwood…

S1E23
E23
DS-23
30 min 1966

Constable Carter arrives at Collinwood to investigate Roger's car accident. In an attempt to prevent his sabotage being …

S1E24
E24
DS-24
30 min 1966

Constable Carter investigates Roger's claims of sabotage, questioning Burke. However, Carolyn proves herself an ally to …

S1E25
E25
DS-25
30 min 1966

Roger presses Elizabeth for an explanation of her reasons for hiring Victoria, which she refuses to give. Meanwhile, Vic…

S1E26
E26
DS-26
30 min 1966

The police obtain a warrant to search Burke's room, believing him to be a suspect. When Victoria attempts to retrieve th…

S1E27
E27
DS-27
30 min 1966

Burke meets with his private investigator Stuart Bronson, who provides him with a complete breakdown of the Collins fami…

S1E28
E28
DS-28
30 min 1966

Roger learns from Maggie that David has been seen trying to get into Burke's room at the hotel. As the police investigat…

S1E29
E29
DS-29
30 min 1966

Burke finds David in his hotel room and is quick to strike up a friendship with the boy. David later disposes of the mis…

S1E30
E30
DS-30
30 min 1966

Roger struggles to come to terms with the revelation that his own son attempted to kill him. David continues to deny the…

S1E31
E31
DS-31
30 min 1966

Burke defies expectations and lies to absolve David of involvement in the crash. However, he later privately confides in…

S1E32
E32
DS-32
30 min 1966

Roger is forced to admit to a shocked Elizabeth that David was behind the murder attempt. Later, under questioning from…

S1E33
E33
DS-33
30 min 1966

Joe Haskell pays an unannounced drunken visit to Collinwood, passing out in the mansion. Meanwhile, Victoria journeys to…

S1E34
E34
DS-34
30 min 1966

Burke tells Victoria that he has asked his private investigator to research her past, and has received a report. However…

S1E35
E35
DS-35
30 min 1966

Growing uneasy about the prospect of painting Burke's portrait, Sam tries to abandon the project. Meanwhile, Carolyn is …

S1E36
E36
DS-36
30 min 1966

A furious Roger demands of Sam that he not paint Burke's portrait. Elizabeth begs Victoria to stay at Collinwood, and la…

S1E37
E37
DS-37
30 min 1966

Worried at the escalating feud with Roger, Sam entrusts Maggie with a sealed letter. Roger confides in Victoria that he …

S1E38
E38
DS-38
30 min 1966

Matthew Morgan threatens to kill Burke, for his interference in the affairs of the Collins family. Meanwhile, Carolyn co…

S1E39
E39
DS-39
30 min 1966

Aware of the detrimental effect Burke's vendetta is having on the Collins family and Elizabeth in particular, Bill Mallo…

S1E40
E40
DS-40
30 min 1966

A wily Carolyn continues to pursue Burke, following him on a business trip to the nearby town of Bangor. Meanwhile, Sam …

S1E41
E41
DS-41
30 min 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. T…

S1E42
E42
DS-42
30 min 1966

Burke makes moves to take over the Collins empire. Meanwhile, Sam's visit to Collinwood proves fruitless, as he finds hi…

S1E43
E43
DS-43
30 min 1966

Bill continues to believe that Sam is withholding vital information about the true events behind Burke's manslaughter ch…

S1E44
E44
DS-44
30 min 1966

Elizabeth learns from John Harris of Burke's plans to aggressively take over the Collins family businesses. Meanwhile, …

S1E45
E45
DS-45
30 min 1966

Roger reprimands Carolyn for associating with Burke. Bill Malloy arranges a meeting between Roger, Sam and Burke, intent…

S1E46
E46
DS-46
30 min 1966

In spite of extreme reluctance on the part of Roger, Bill Malloy demands that the meeting will go ahead as planned, to t…

S1E47
E47
DS-47
30 min 1966

Roger arrives for the meeting with Sam and Burke, and shares an uneasy hour waiting for Bill to arrive. However, after …

S1E48
E48
DS-48
30 min 1966

David receives a crystal ball as a gift from Burke. Upon staring into it, the boy announces that Bill's disappearance i…

S1E49
E49
DS-49
30 min 1966

Burke is despondent at the news of Bill's disappearance, believing that he will now never clear his name. As the news sp…

S1E50
E50
DS-50
30 min 1966

David's attempts to scare Victoria continue with a message written on her mirror. Later, while walking along the cliffs,…

S1E51
E51
DS-51
30 min 1966

Carolyn and Victoria rush back to Collinwood in terror, and tell Elizabeth about seeing the body of a man floating in th…

S1E52
E52
DS-52
30 min 1966

Sam forces Maggie not to open his sealed letter. At Collinwood, Victoria and Carolyn are scared by mysterious sounds as …

S1E53
E53
DS-53
30 min 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…

S1E54
E54
DS-54
30 min 1966

Elizabeth struggles to come to terms with the fact that Bill may have been murdered. The sheriff questions Matthew, whil…

S1E55
E55
DS-55
30 min 1966

The sheriff questions Roger about his whereabouts at the time of Bill's disappearance. Roger insists he had no idea what…

S1E56
E56
DS-56
30 min 1966

Roger places pressure on Sam to keep his silence, insisting that they must keep to their alibis. Meanwhile, Elizabeth an…

S1E57
E57
DS-57
30 min 1966

Burke is adamant that he will find the person behind Bill's death and asks Victoria for information on Roger. The sherif…

S1E58
E58
DS-58
30 min 1966

David begins to study tidal charts, intent on discovering where Bill fell into the water. Meanwhile, the sheriff questio…

S1E59
E59
DS-59
30 min 1966

The sheriff questions Roger about the murder, and Elizabeth lies to offer her brother an alibi. A suspicious David later…

S1E60
E60
DS-60
30 min 1966

Victoria visits Maggie and Sam to have dinner and get to know them better. Looking through Sam's paintings, she is surpr…

S1E61
E61
DS-61
30 min 1966

Burke makes a dramatic entrance at the Evans cottage, inviting himself to join the meal for Victoria. There, he tells he…

S1E62
E62
DS-62
30 min 1966

Roger is anxious to learn about Victoria's evening with Sam and Maggie, refusing to believe that she does not have a hid…

S1E63
E63
DS-63
30 min 1966

A distressed Maggie visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth denies Burke's accusations. Matthew vows once again to protect El…

S1E64
E64
DS-64
30 min 1966

Matthew threatens that Burke will pay a heavy price if he continues to interfere with the affairs of the Collins family.…

S1E65
E65
DS-65
30 min 1966

Burke journeys to Collinwood, now intent on settling his vendetta against the Collins family. Roger and Sam exchange thr…

S1E66
E66
DS-66
30 min 1966

Burke continues to assemble proof of Roger's guilt. When Burke presses Victoria for answers, she is forced to admit that…

S1E67
E67
DS-67
30 min 1966

Bill Malloy's housekeeper, Mrs Sarah Johnson, makes her presence felt as the murder investigation continues. Meanwhile,…

S1E68
E68
DS-68
30 min 1966

David confides in Victoria that Burke was the cause of many fights between his estranged mother and Roger. With ulterior…

S1E69
E69
DS-69
30 min 1966

Burke takes active steps to prove that Roger was responsible for Malloy's murder and arranges a meeting with Mrs Johnson…

S1E70
E70
DS-70
30 min 1966

David tells Victoria about the Old House, an abandoned Collins' mansion built before Collinwood, and suggests that they …

S1E71
E71
DS-71
30 min 1966

Roger takes Victoria on a tour of the Collins cannery, before taking her to see the sheriff. In spite of her concerns ab…

S1E72
E72
DS-72
30 min 1966

At the Collinsport Inn diner, the seeds of Burke's plan to infiltrate Collinwood with Mrs Johnson are planted. Duly, Car…

S1E73
E73
DS-73
30 min 1966

Sam continues to be troubled by Roger and recent events. Elizabeth is given the coroner's verdict on Bill's death, which…

S1E74
E74
DS-74
30 min 1966

Roger is delighted to learn of the coroner's verdict, and that he is no longer a murder suspect. Burke is outraged at th…

S1E75
E75
DS-75
30 min 1966

Matthew Morgan learns of the verdict on Bill Malloy's death. Later, while walking along lookout point, Victoria finds th…

S1E76
E76
DS-76
30 min 1966

Burke visits Collinwood and tells Elizabeth that he now plans to agressively take away Collinwood and the entire Collins…

S1E77
E77
DS-77
30 min 1966

David finds himself increasingly torn between his loyalties to his aunt Elizabeth and his growing friendship with Burke.…

S1E78
E78
DS-78
30 min 1966

Maggie and Joe spend an evening together at the Blue Whale and quickly begin to develop an enjoyment in one another's co…

S1E79
E79
DS-79
30 min 1966

Mrs Johnson publicly accuses Burke of causing Bill Malloy's death, to deflect any suspicion her newfound loyalty to the …

S1E80
E80
DS-80
30 min 1966

Roger is terrified to learn that Victoria has found the fountain pen he lost on the night of Malloy's death and fears th…

S1E81
E81
DS-81
30 min 1966

Matthew Morgan continues to make threats towards Burke. Meanwhile, Mrs Johnson visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth offers…

S1E82
E82
DS-82
30 min 1966

Burke realises that Roger must have lost the fountain pen at Lookout Point, implicating his involvement in the death of …

S1E83
E83
DS-83
30 min 1966

Roger buries the pen to dispose of the evidence. Later, when Victoria accuses David of stealing it, Roger make an unchar…

S1E84
E84
DS-84
30 min 1966

David attempts to scare Victoria by telling her stories about the ghosts that haunt Collinwood. Luring her to the closed…

S1E85
E85
DS-85
30 min 1966

As a storm rages, Sam and Burke drink together and discuss the ghosts of Collinwood. In the closed-off wing, Victoria is…

S1E86
E86
DS-86
30 min 1966

Burke and Carolyn have a date together, though his motives remain unclear. Distraught after seeing the ghost, Victoria d…

S1E87
E87
DS-87
30 min 1966

Roger is suspicious about Victoria's disappearance and decides to investigate the closed-off wing of the house. He relea…

S1E88
E88
DS-88
30 min 1966

Victoria tells Elizabeth about her ordeal and that she saw Bill's ghost. Elizabeth and Roger decide to check the locked …

S1E89
E89
DS-89
30 min 1966

Burke puts his takeover plan into action, offering four of Elizabeth's top executives jobs with him for increased pay. L…

S1E90
E90
DS-90
30 min 1966

Learning that Victoria has seen a ghost, David has newfound appreciation for her and begs her to stay. Victoria finds a …

S1E91
E91
DS-91
30 min 1966

Burke agrees to take Victoria to Bangor with him to give her a break from her recent ordeal, but continues to warn her t…

S1E92
E92
DS-92
30 min 1966

Arriving in Bangor, Victoria visits the Collins family lawyers, a father-and-son team called Frank and Richard Garner. T…

S1E93
E93
DS-93
30 min 1966

Burke's offer to buy Collinwood continues to cause heated arguments between Elizabeth and Roger. David draws a picture o…

S1E94
E94
DS-94
30 min 1966

Frank Garner vows to help Victoria uncover any hidden information about her past. Meanwhile, Sam is alarmed to hear that…

S1E95
E95
DS-95
30 min 1966

By chance, Victoria sees Burke's distinctive fountain pen and recognises it as identical to the one she found on the bea…

S1E96
E96
DS-96
30 min 1966

Roger drives Victoria back to Collinsport, but heavy rain forces them to take shelter until the storm passes. Victoria i…

S1E97
E97
DS-97
30 min 1966

Victoria receives a frosty reception from Elizabeth for visiting the family lawyers without her consent. Sam gives Victo…

S1E98
E98
DS-98
30 min 1966

Mrs Johnson begins working at Collinwood, quickly beginning her covert investigations. She is disturbed to hear a myster…

S1E99
E99
DS-99
30 min 1966

Mrs Johnson begins to believe that Collinwood is haunted and confides her fears to Burke. Meanwhile, the takeover plans …

S1E100
E100
DS-100
30 min 1966

Victoria tells Burke about her suspicions regarding Roger and the pen she found on Lookout Point. Meanwhile, Carolyn rev…

S1E101
E101
DS-101
30 min 1966

Victoria agrees to accompany David on a return visit to the Old House, Later, Victoria confides to Maggie that she belie…

S1E102
E102
DS-102
30 min 1966

Victoria is held against her will by a crazed Roger, who insists that Bill Malloy was already dead when he discovered hi…

S1E103
E103
DS-103
30 min 1966

Victoria is terrified at what Roger might do to prevent his secret from being made public. She is later disturbed to lea…

S1E104
E104
DS-104
30 min 1966

Roger attempts an exercise in damage limitation, revealing to Elizabeth that Victoria holds damaging information about h…

S1E105
E105
DS-105
30 min 1966

After Burke confronts him about the fountain pen, Roger decides to retrieve the pen he earlier buried. As he uncovers it…

S1E106
E106
DS-106
30 min 1966

Roger is held in custody as Sheriff Patterson questions Victoria. Roger gives his alibi for the accident, which seems to…

S1E107
E107
DS-107
30 min 1966

Attentions turn to Sam as the hunt for the mysterious driver continues. Outside the Old House searching for David, Victo…

S1E108
E108
DS-108/109/110
30 min 1966

Scared from her close call, Victoria unwittingly runs to Matthew's cottage for help. As they talk, she realises that he …

S1E109
E109
DS-111
30 min 1966

Matthew reveals that he killed Malloy, but that it was an accident, and vows to kill Victoria to maintain his secret. Th…

S1E110
E110
DS-112
30 min 1966

A shamed Matthew confesses the murder to a stunned Elizabeth, before fleeing. The police hunt for Matthew, who has hidde…

S1E111
E111
DS-113
30 min 1966

David still believes that Roger killed Malloy. Later, David visits the Old House and chances upon Matthew. When the boy …

S1E112
E112
DS-114
30 min 1966

Victoria visits Burke and reluctantly tells him that her loyalties lie with the Collins family. Burke steps up his plans…

S1E113
E113
DS-115
30 min 1966

David continues to help Matthew hide out. Trying to forget her recent ordeal, Victoria plans a trip to Bangor. Victoria …

S1E114
E114
DS-116
30 min 1966

As Matthew holds Victoria captive, the Collins household thinks that she left for her trip as planned. Elizabeth worries…

S1E115
E115
DS-117
30 min 1966

Elizabeth worries about Victoria's safety. Joe learns the truth about Carolyn and Burke's relationship and the two men c…

S1E116
E116
DS-118
30 min 1966

Victoria's disappearance becomes a police matter. When Joe and Burke search for Victoria at the Old House, Matthew and h…

S1E117
E117
DS-119
30 min 1966

As the search continues, Burke and Roger exchange threats. Caroyln's relationship with Burke comes under fire. Elizabeth…

S1E118
E118
DS-120
30 min 1966

Victoria begs Matthew to let her go. Mrs Johnson suspects Victoria has fallen foul of Matthew. When David visits the Old…

S1E119
E119
DS-121
30 min 1966

Matthew begins to doubt David's loyalty. David is overcome with pangs of conscience for helping Matthew evade capture, w…

S1E120
E120
DS-122
30 min 1966

David begins to realise that Matthew has kidnapped Victoria. Meanwhile, Matthew's paranoia escalates as he is confronted…

S1E121
E121
DS-123
30 min 1966

David discovers that Matthew is holding Victoria prisoner. A mysterious woman arrives at the Collinsport Inn and begins …

S1E122
E122
DS-124
30 min 1966

David escapes from the clutches of Matthew, leaving Victoria behind. Sam Evans is worried when Maggie tells him about th…

S1E123
E123
DS-125
30 min 1966

The ghost of Bill Malloy appears to David and tells him to help Victoria, before threatening Matthew with a vow of reven…

S1E124
E124
DS-126
30 min 1966

Roger and Burke find and rescue Victoria from the Old House. The ghosts of Bill Malloy and Josette lead a procession of …

Cast

Jonathan Frid
Jonathan Frid
Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins
Alexandra Isles
Alexandra Isles
Victoria Winters
Grayson Hall
Grayson Hall
Julia Hoffman
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Maggie Evans
David Selby
David Selby
Quentin Collins
Lara Parker
Lara Parker
Angelique Bouchard Collins
Nancy Barrett
Nancy Barrett
Carolyn Stoddard

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