• Air date: 01 Apr '68 236 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 (236)
    • 1. DS-461

      01 Apr '68
      As Victoria is hanged on the gallows, she swaps places with Phyllis Wick in the present and escapes death. As Victoria lays disorientated, Barnabas fears the knowledge she has gained from her journey.
    • 2. DS-462

      02 Apr '68
      Jeremiah appears in a dream with a warning for Victoria about Barnabas. Julia struggles to protect Victoria as Barnabas' paranoia grows. Visiting Victoria, he attacks her to protect his secret.
    • 3. DS-463

      03 Apr '68
      Victoria buys a portrait of Angélique, much to Barnabas' horror. He sneaks into Collinwood at night and burns the canvas, which magically restores itself to the taunts of Angélique's laughter.
    • 4. DS-464

      04 Apr '68
      Professor Stokes, a descendent of Ben, arrives at Collinwood to research his ancestor. He is intrigued by Angélique's painting and offers to buy it from Victoria, but is outbid by Roger.
    • 5. DS-465

      05 Apr '68
      Vicki is haunted by visions of the past. As Barnabas and Vicki are driving to elope, a man with a familar face steps into the road in front of them. Swerving to avoid him, the vehicle crashes.
    • 6. DS-466

      08 Apr '68
      The accident leaves Barnabas and Victoria in hospital. Victoria meets the man who resembles Peter - Jeff Clark. Dr. Lang, whilst treating Barnabas, uncovers his secret and exposes him to sunlight.
    • 7. DS-467

      09 Apr '68
      When the sunlight does not destroy him, Barnabas is stunned to realise that Lang's treatment has ended his curse... for now. The portrait of Angélique bewitches Roger and dispatches him to kill Lang.
    • 8. DS-468

      10 Apr '68
      Jeff is torn between Victoria and the mysterious hold Lang exercises concerning his past. Victoria visits the mausoleum to see if the secret room exists and finds Jeff has been drawn there also.
    • 9. DS-469

      11 Apr '68
      Victoria's visit to the mausoleum uncovers new memories of the past. Barnabas senses his curse returning. Lang vows to expose Jeff as recovering from criminal insanity if his friendship with Victoria continues.
    • 10. DS-470

      12 Apr '68
      Roger's infatuation with the portrait continues when he disappears with it into the night. Victoria breaks off her engagement with Barnabas. Lang sends Jeff to steal a dismembered arm as his experiment begins.
    • 11. DS-471

      15 Apr '68
      Mrs Johnson is unhappy when her criminal son Harry arrives for a visit. Dr. Lang offers to give Barnabas the appearance of Jeff Clark, winning Vicki's love and freeing him from the curse.
    • 12. DS-472

      16 Apr '68
      A possessed Roger attempts to kill Dr. Lang with a spear, but is stopped by the entrance of Julia and Barnabas. Meanwhile, the missing portrait of Angélique returns to Collinwood.
    • 13. DS-473

      17 Apr '68
      Shockwaves resonate through Collinwood when Roger introduces his new wife, Cassandra. Barnabas recognises her as Angélique wearing a dark wig. Elizabeth demands that the marriage be dissolved.
    • 14. DS-474

      18 Apr '68
      Elizabeth begs Cassandra to leave Roger. A troubled Victoria knows Casandra's true identity. In private, Cassandra confides to the portrait of Barnabas that she intends to ensure that his curse continues.
    • 15. DS-475

      19 Apr '68
      Barnabas obtains a talisman from Stokes to protect Lang, which successfully disarms Cassandra's magic. Lang reveals the body he intends to house Barnabas' life force in to end the curse.
    • 16. DS-476

      22 Apr '68
      A wary Barnabas considers Lang's proposal. Julia's suspicions grow. Jealous of Victoria's growing rapport with Jeff, Barnabas decides that he will undergo the experiment if it will give him Jeff's face.
    • 17. DS-477

      23 Apr '68
      Tony confronts Carolyn and then Barnabas about the night that he saw both of them at the Old House. Cassandra places Tony under her power to help her. Angelique comes to Barnabas in a dream and tells him that she will turn him back to a vampire at through a dream curse.
    • 18. DS-478

      24 Apr '68
      Dr. Lang drugs Jeff and plans to use his face for Barnabas’ new body. Cassandra starts the dream curse, she chooses Maggie to be the first to have it. In the dream Maggie is beckoned by Jeff to a room which has several doors, she opens a door and finds a skull. Dr. Lang prepares to cut Jeff’s face off.
    • 19. DS-479

      25 Apr '68
      When a distressed Victoria visits Lang in search of Jeff, Barnabas realises how deeply she loves him and reconsiders his plan. However, Lang believes that Jeff must die to protect their secrets.
    • 20. DS-480

      26 Apr '68
      Barnabas enlists Julia to hypnotise Jeff and curb his threat. Julia is horrified when Jeff reveals the truth of the experiment. Terrified after seeing Lang's creation, she is determined to inform the police.
    • 21. DS-481

      29 Apr '68
      A truce is reached when Lang agrees to spare Jeff, if Julia keeps her silence. Julia finds herself an uneasy player in Lang's experiment. Tony is sent to Lang's house by Cassandra to take Stokes' talisman.
    • 22. DS-482

      30 Apr '68
      Lang needs a new assistant to replace Jeff, so Barnabas decides to bring Willie Loomis back from Windcliff. Maggie passes the dream on to Jeff in a conversation, which he has himself when he sleeps.
    • 23. DS-483

      01 May '68
      Barnabas asks Julia to arrange the release of Willie Loomis from Wyndcliffe Sanatarium. Barnabas and Julia visit him there and release him, inspite of Julia's objection to Barnabas' plans. They then take Willie to the Old House, where Barnabas tells Willie that he is not allowed to leave the house unless Barnabas is with him or he has permission. Willie does not obey and goes to the Evans Cottage. He scares Maggie, who is still upset about what she thinks he did to him. He chases her around, but
    • 24. DS-484

      02 May '68
      Julia argues successfully that Willie is not stable enough to assist Lang. Lang becomes the unwitting recipient of the dream while trying to gain Jeff's assistance, which sees him confronted by his unfinished creation.
    • 25. DS-485

      03 May '68
      Dr. Eric Lang works on his creation but can't keep his mind off his dream. Julia enters in the same fashion that she came in during his dream. Eric tells her the dream. Barnabas tells Willie to give Elizabeth a note saying that he will be leaving and that Adam Collins, a cousin from England (really Barnabas in a new body) will arrive to take his place. When Willie arrives at Collinwood, only Cassandra is home. She tries to get the letter, but Elizabeth's car pulls up in the driveway before she c