• Air date: 25 Sep '70 85 episodes
      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. Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, numerous dramatic plot twists, unusually...
  • List of Episodes (85)
    • 76. DS-1189

      14 Jan '71
      Joanna finds nobody and leaves. Joanna plans a break out for Quentin and Desmond. Joanna plans to recapture Quentin’s love. Quentin and Desmond escape from prison, however Desmond is shot. When Quentin finds that Daphne is missing he refuses to leave Collinsport. Gabriel sees Stella Young murdered in parallel time.
    • 77. DS-1190

      15 Jan '71
      Joanna searches for Daphne. Daphne finds a secret passage and is able to escape from where Gabriel locked her up. Daphne gets lost. Joanna sees parallel time in which Melanie Collins asks what happened to Stella. Daphne finally finds a way out of the corridors but is re-captured by Gabriel.
    • 78. DS-1191

      18 Jan '71
      Daniel Collins appears to Gabriel and torments him and he falls to his death. Daphne is able to escape. Joanna gives Quentin and Daphne her blessing to be together. In parallel time Julia Collins tells Kendrick Young (Stella’s brother) that his sister left Collinwood. Daphne and Quentin get trapped in parallel time.
    • 79. DS-1192

      19 Jan '71
      Quentin and Daphne hide and overhear as Morgan tries to get Catherine to accept his marriage proposal, she finally agrees. Samantha shoots Joanna, however the bullet has no effect on her. Samantha and Gerard dig up Joanna’s grave and find it empty. Joanna tricks Samantha into going to Widow’s Hill, where she shows Samantha a vision of a skeleton (what she is going to become).
    • 80. DS-1193

      20 Jan '71
      Samantha falls off of Widow’s Hill, Joanna causally returns to Collinwood. Gerard finds Samantha’s body. In parallel time Kendrick tries to find out what happened to his sister Stella, he does not believe the story that the Collins family have given him. Quentin and Daphne prepare to leave Collinsport, however Gerard has followed her.
    • 81. DS-1194

      21 Jan '71
      Gerard tells Charles that he has found where Quentin and Desmond are hiding. In parallel time Melanie and Flora discuss the possibility of a lottery taking place if someone dies. Gerard uses his power to make Daphne marry him. Quentin goes to stop the marriage however he is too late.
    • 82. DS-1195

      22 Jan '71
      Quentin is caught by Trask and returned to jail. In parallel time Daphne tells Catherine about a rumor that there is room at Collinwood that anyone who goes in either dies or ends up insane. Quentin and Desmond’s execution is set for the next day. Barnabas asks Valerie to help save Quentin, she refuse. Later Valerie uses voodoo on Gerard however he catches her.
    • 83. DS-1196

      25 Jan '71
      Gerard stops Valerie and takes away her powers making her human again. Charles holds Valerie captive. In parallel time Justin Collins is ill and warns that Catherine should not marry Morgan because of something at Collinwood. Shortly before the execution Leticia and Desmond exchange vows. Valerie kills Charles and escapes. Quentin’s head is placed on the chopping block.
    • 84. DS-1197

      26 Jan '71
      Valerie brings the head of Judah and interrupts the execution. Valerie explains that Gerard is possessed by the Judah and explains that she was once Judah’s follower. Desmond grabs a gun from one of the guards and shoots Gerard, the head of Judah changes to a skull. Judah leaves Gerard’s body, Gerard apologizes to Quentin for all that has happened. Quentin and Desmond are released. In parallel time Bramwell Collins returns to Collinsport after five years away; Catherine tells him that she is goi
    • 85. DS-1198

      27 Jan '71
      Barnabas declares his love for Angelique, however she dies before he could tell her. Barnabas stabs Trask; Trask escapes and dies in parallel time. Leticia and Desmond plan to be married. Julia, Barnabas and Stokes go up Quentin’s staircase and arrive in 1971; they find that everything has returned to normal. Desmond destroys the staircase. Desmond and Leticia see Trask die in parallel time. In parallel time Julia and Flora dispose of Trask’s body. Justin Collins is dying which means that the lo