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.

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Season 12 Episodes

E1
DS-1199
30 min 1971

Julia warns Morgan not to marry Catherine until after Justin dies because the lottery will be held again so she will not…

E2
DS-1200
30 min 1971

Justin Collins is near death. Gabriel is scared that he might be chosen in the lottery and considers ways to get out of …

E3
DS-1201
30 min 1971

Morgan tells Catherine about the lottery and the locked room. Morgan prepares the lottery, Flora demands that the women …

E4
DS-1202
30 min 1971

Bramwell makes Catherine admit that she loves him. Kendrick sneaks around Collinwood searching for answers to his sister…

E5
DS-1203
30 min 1971

Catherine struggles with Melanie, Julia and Morgan stop Melanie. Morgan tells Catherine that Melanie once went into the …

E6
DS-1204
30 min 1971

Melanie finds Stella Young tided up. Flora explains that Justin tried to kill Stella, so they had to lock her up to keep…

E7
DS-1205
30 min 1971

Morgan disposes of Stella’s body. Catherine resists Bramwell’s continued advances; she is attracted to him however she p…

E8
DS-1206
30 min 1971

Bramwell and Morgan fight. Melanie goes to see Josette; Melanie plans to find who her real parents are (Melanie Collins …

E9
DS-1207/1208
30 min 1971

Morgan wounds Bramwell; Daphne goes to take care of Bramwell. Kendrick asks Gerard to use his psychic powers to help fin…

E10
DS-1209
30 min 1971

Kendrick and Gerard find Stella’s body. Kendrick confronts Flora who denies everything. Melanie lies to Kendrick, standi…

E11
DS-1210
30 min 1971

The seance does not tell them what Quentin wanted to learn. Catherine wants to have children, however Morgan tells her t…

E12
DS-1211
30 min 1971

Flora tells everyone that the lottery must be held, otherwise Melanie will die of the plague. At Morgan’s and Quentin’s …

E13
DS-1212
30 min 1971

Gabriel draws the slip with the X, he runs off to avoid having to spend the night in the locked room. Quentin and Morgan…

E14
DS-1213
30 min 1971

Julia considers the possibility that they may have to do the lottery again if Gabriel is not found. Morgan searches for …

E15
DS-1214
30 min 1971

Everyone anxiously awaits for the Gabriel’s night in the cursed room to end. Catherine is concerned that Daphne is spend…

E16
DS-1215
30 min 1971

Morgan and Flora realize that Gabriel paid a friend, Tim Braithwaite, to trade places with him. Carrie delivers a messag…

E17
DS-1216
30 min 1971

Quentin and Julia realize the lottery must be held again. Quentin tries to find out information about James Forsythe fro…

E18
DS-1217
30 min 1971

Gabriel stabs Kendrick (wounding him); Morgan searches for Gabriel. Catherine is upset that Daphne is spending so much t…

E19
DS-1218
30 min 1971

Catherine begs Bramwell not to marry Daphne. Catherine begs Daphne not to marry Bramwell. Josette tries to talk Bramwell…

E20
DS-1219
30 min 1971

Catherine tells Morgan that Bramwell plans to marry Daphne. Carrie finds a letter from James Forsythe, when she brings i…

E21
DS-1220
30 min 1971

Bramwell tries to get Catherine to run away with him; Catherine tells Bramwell that she plans to raise the child as Morg…

E22
DS-1221
30 min 1971

Morgan tells Catherine that he will not let her spend the night in the locked room; she tells him that she is confident …

S12E23
E23
DS-1222
30 min 1971

Quentin tells Catherine that he and Morgan made a deal to not let any women go in the room. Morgan finds a secret room i…

E24
DS-1223
30 min 1971

Morgan appears to be possessed, but will not reveal who he is. Melanie asks Julia about her real parents; Julia tells he…

E25
DS-1224
30 min 1971

Julia accuses James Forsythe of being the man who put the curse on the Collins family; he claims that he was not respons…

E26
DS-1225
30 min 1971

Brutus Collins appears to Morgan (James Forsythe). James accuses Brutus of kill his sister Sarah, and Amanada Collins (B…

E27
DS-1226
30 min 1971

Julia tells Kendrick “a story” as to why Melanie occasionally acts mad; Kendrick does not believe it and suspects her in…

E28
DS-1227
30 min 1971

Kendrick stops Gabriel from killing Flora; in the struggle Gabriel is stabbed. Flora tells Kendrick that Gabriel did not…

E29
DS-1228
30 min 1971

Melanie tells Kendrick that she killed Stella. Bramwell ignores Daphne. Kendrick tells Melanie that he doesn’t believe s…

E30
DS-1229
30 min 1971

Morgan confuses Julia with Constance (Brutus’ sister). Daphne tries to kill herself with a pistol but is unable to do it…

E31
DS-1230
30 min 1971

Quentin stops Morgan from killing Julia, and locks him up. Quentin plans a seance to release the spirit of James Forsyth…

E32
DS-1231
30 min 1971

James Forsythe was a business partner with Brutus Collins; Brutus was stealing money from James. James was having an aff…

E33
DS-1232
30 min 1971

James Forsythe’s spirit leaves Morgan, he returns to normal. Bramwell finds that his ship will be arriving which will ma…

E34
DS-1233
30 min 1971

Bramwell tells Catherine that Daphne is dying. Kendrick asks Carrie to use her psychic powers to find who Melanie’s pare…

E35
DS-1234
30 min 1971

Julia interrupts Carrie before she can tell Melanie who her mother is. Julia accuses Carrie of knowing who Melanie’s mot…

E36
DS-1235
30 min 1971

Morgan finds Julia unconscious and Gabriel gone. Daphne tells Bramwell that he and Catherine should be together after sh…

E37
DS-1236
30 min 1971

Morgan and Julia find the bodies of Amanda Collins and James Forsythe in the secret room; Brutus locks them in the room.…

E38
DS-1237
30 min 1971

Morgan and Julia find the bodies of Amanda Collins and James Forsythe in the secret room; Brutus locks them in the room.…

E39
DS-1238
30 min 1971

Josette Collins reveals that she had an affair with Justin Collins shortly after the dead of her husband (Barnabas); Mel…

E40
DS-1239
30 min 1971

Bramwell tells Catherine that Daphne has died, and her last request. Kendrick and Melanie are married. Julia is concerne…

E41
DS-1240
30 min 1971

t is decided that the lottery will be held immediately. Catherine has another fainting spell. Flora tries to convince Ke…

E42
DS-1241
30 min 1971

Bramwell asks Catherine to meet him later. Bramwell and Morgan argue, Julia breaks it up. Catherine meets Bramwell; Morg…

E43
DS-1242
30 min 1971

Morgan contemplates murder. Daphne’s funeral is held. Morgan writes a note asking him to go to the remote part of Collin…

E44
DS-1243
30 min 1971

Morgan reveals that Catherine is pregnant. Julia warns Bramwell not to touch the corpses of James Forsythe and Amanda Co…

E45
DS-1244
30 min 1971

Julia discovers that Catherine is going to have Bramwell’s child and that Morgan has locked Catherine in with Bramwell. …

E46
DS-1245
30 min 1971

Catherine and Bramwell survive Brutus’ final attempts to destroy them. Brutus declares that they have won. Morgan shoots…

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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