Dark Shadows
Synopsis
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
EP 1
Victoria Winters travels to Collinsport by train from New York to be the governess of 10 year old David Collins. Also on that train is Burk…
EP 2
At the Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets with the reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, while Burke Devlin talks with a private …
EP 3
Elizabeth's brother, Roger Collins, desperately searches for local artist Sam Evans. Meanwhile, Victoria meets Elizabeth's teenage daughte…
EP 4
Victoria is interrogated by Roger over her knowledge of Burke Devlin and their encounter at the train station. Later that night, Victoria …
EP 5
After her first night at Collinwood, Victoria has decided to go back to New York. Victoria explains to Carolyn that she is an orphan and ca…
EP 6
Victoria looks for David in the basement of Collinwood. While looking, a stranger enters the room and asks who she is. He accuses her of sn…
EP 7
Sam Evans and Roger discuss Burke Devlin's return. Sam agrees with Roger's fear that Burke is planning revenge against the Collins family …
EP 8
Carolyn's flighty romance with Joe Haskell takes a new turn when she admits that she is in love with him, but refuses an offer of marriage.…
EP 9
Victoria learns of the tragic legend of Widows Hill, a cliff located close to Collinwood, where many suicides occurred. Meanwhile, Carolyn …
EP 10
Roger puts pressure on Elizabeth to send David away to boarding school, a conversation the boy overhears. Burke gives Carolyn false informa…
EP 11
Burke Devlin pays the residents of Collinwood a visit, apparently hoping to reassure Elizabeth that he has no vendetta to pursue against he…
EP 12
Roger encounter Victoria on Widows' Hill and tells her the story of its legend and history. Meanwhile, Maggie Evans tries to learn what is …
EP 13
Elizabeth and Roger continue to harbour suspicions about Burke, in spite of him offering the hand of friendship. As Victoria walks to Matth…
EP 14
Victoria learns about David's relationship with Roger. Burke arranges to meet with Roger at the Blue Whale, and spends time talking with Jo…
EP 15
David is now convinced that his father hates him. Roger leaves the estate in his car to meet with Burke. On the way, he loses control of t…
EP 16
Roger emerges from the accident without serious injury, but is shaken by the experience. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is appalled to learn of Carol…
EP 17
Elizabeth comforts David after he has a nightmare about Roger's car accident. Collins family employee and retainer Bill Malloy begins to su…
EP 18
Learning Victoria saw Burke by his car, Roger takes her to Burke's room at the hotel to make a confrontation. Meanwhile, David harbours th…
EP 19
Elizabeth continues to insist that Carolyn should not visit Burke again, adamant that he is attempting to destroy the Collins family. Bill …
EP 20
Roger confronts Burke, accusing him outright of causing the accident and attempting to kill him. Victoria, however, is unimpressed by Roger…
EP 21
Victoria is disturbed to receive a letter informing her that her background has been probed by a private investigator. Meanwhile, Bill Mall…
EP 22
Sam Evans reluctantly accepts a commission from Burke to paint a portrait of him, apparently destined for the Collinwood drawing room. Roge…
EP 23
Constable Carter arrives at Collinwood to investigate Roger's car accident. In an attempt to prevent his sabotage being revealed, David tam…
EP 24
Constable Carter investigates Roger's claims of sabotage, questioning Burke. However, Carolyn proves herself an ally to Burke, saying that …
EP 25
Roger presses Elizabeth for an explanation of her reasons for hiring Victoria, which she refuses to give. Meanwhile, Victoria is shocked to…
EP 26
The police obtain a warrant to search Burke's room, believing him to be a suspect. When Victoria attempts to retrieve the bleeder valve, sh…
EP 27
Burke meets with his private investigator Stuart Bronson, who provides him with a complete breakdown of the Collins family finances., as he…
EP 28
Roger learns from Maggie that David has been seen trying to get into Burke's room at the hotel. As the police investigations near a conclus…
EP 29
Burke finds David in his hotel room and is quick to strike up a friendship with the boy. David later disposes of the missing bleeder valve …
EP 30
Roger struggles to come to terms with the revelation that his own son attempted to kill him. David continues to deny the accusations until …
EP 31
Burke defies expectations and lies to absolve David of involvement in the crash. However, he later privately confides in Victoria, warning …
EP 32
Roger is forced to admit to a shocked Elizabeth that David was behind the murder attempt. Later, under questioning from Sheriff Paterson, …
EP 33
Joe Haskell pays an unannounced drunken visit to Collinwood, passing out in the mansion. Meanwhile, Victoria journeys to the Blue Whale for…
EP 34
Burke tells Victoria that he has asked his private investigator to research her past, and has received a report. However, it reveals nothin…
EP 35
Growing uneasy about the prospect of painting Burke's portrait, Sam tries to abandon the project. Meanwhile, Carolyn is jealous to learn of…
EP 36
A furious Roger demands of Sam that he not paint Burke's portrait. Elizabeth begs Victoria to stay at Collinwood, and later confers with Da…
EP 37
Worried at the escalating feud with Roger, Sam entrusts Maggie with a sealed letter. Roger confides in Victoria that he too has heard the m…
EP 38
Matthew Morgan threatens to kill Burke, for his interference in the affairs of the Collins family. Meanwhile, Carolyn courts the attentions…
EP 39
Aware of the detrimental effect Burke's vendetta is having on the Collins family and Elizabeth in particular, Bill Malloy offers to help cl…
EP 40
A wily Carolyn continues to pursue Burke, following him on a business trip to the nearby town of Bangor. Meanwhile, Sam makes a devastating…
EP 41
Sam looks at a skech he drew of Burke Devlin at his home. The phone rings. Sam answers it and finds its Roger Collins. They talk. While the…
EP 42
Burke makes moves to take over the Collins empire. Meanwhile, Sam's visit to Collinwood proves fruitless, as he finds himself unable to rev…
EP 43
Bill continues to believe that Sam is withholding vital information about the true events behind Burke's manslaughter change. Appealing to …
EP 44
Elizabeth learns from John Harris of Burke's plans to aggressively take over the Collins family businesses. Meanwhile, Malloy fears that R…
EP 45
Roger reprimands Carolyn for associating with Burke. Bill Malloy arranges a meeting between Roger, Sam and Burke, intent on proving Roger's…
EP 46
In spite of extreme reluctance on the part of Roger, Bill Malloy demands that the meeting will go ahead as planned, to take place at 11pm a…
EP 47
Roger arrives for the meeting with Sam and Burke, and shares an uneasy hour waiting for Bill to arrive. However, after he fails to appear …
EP 48
David receives a crystal ball as a gift from Burke. Upon staring into it, the boy announces that Bill's disappearance is because he has be…
EP 49
Burke is despondent at the news of Bill's disappearance, believing that he will now never clear his name. As the news spreads, concern for …
EP 50
David's attempts to scare Victoria continue with a message written on her mirror. Later, while walking along the cliffs, Carolyn and Victor…
EP 51
Carolyn and Victoria rush back to Collinwood in terror, and tell Elizabeth about seeing the body of a man floating in the sea beneath Widow…
EP 52
Sam forces Maggie not to open his sealed letter. At Collinwood, Victoria and Carolyn are scared by mysterious sounds as an unseen force mov…
EP 53
Matthew admits to a shocked Elizabeth that it was Bill's body that Victoria and Carolyn saw, and he pushed it out to sea. David warns Eliza…
EP 54
Elizabeth struggles to come to terms with the fact that Bill may have been murdered. The sheriff questions Matthew, while Burke begins to f…
EP 55
The sheriff questions Roger about his whereabouts at the time of Bill's disappearance. Roger insists he had no idea what the meeting was ab…
EP 56
Roger places pressure on Sam to keep his silence, insisting that they must keep to their alibis. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Carolyn are devas…
EP 57
Burke is adamant that he will find the person behind Bill's death and asks Victoria for information on Roger. The sheriff reveals that Bill…
EP 58
David begins to study tidal charts, intent on discovering where Bill fell into the water. Meanwhile, the sheriff questions Sam as the inves…
EP 59
The sheriff questions Roger about the murder, and Elizabeth lies to offer her brother an alibi. A suspicious David later eavesdrops as Roge…
EP 60
Victoria visits Maggie and Sam to have dinner and get to know them better. Looking through Sam's paintings, she is surprised to discover a …
EP 61
Burke makes a dramatic entrance at the Evans cottage, inviting himself to join the meal for Victoria. There, he tells her his version of th…
EP 62
Roger is anxious to learn about Victoria's evening with Sam and Maggie, refusing to believe that she does not have a hidden agenda. Sam is …
EP 63
A distressed Maggie visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth denies Burke's accusations. Matthew vows once again to protect Elizabeth from the th…
EP 64
Matthew threatens that Burke will pay a heavy price if he continues to interfere with the affairs of the Collins family. The sheriff orders…
EP 65
Burke journeys to Collinwood, now intent on settling his vendetta against the Collins family. Roger and Sam exchange threats as they discus…
EP 66
Burke continues to assemble proof of Roger's guilt. When Burke presses Victoria for answers, she is forced to admit that she is not sure of…
EP 67
Bill Malloy's housekeeper, Mrs Sarah Johnson, makes her presence felt as the murder investigation continues. Meanwhile, Burke confides in …
EP 68
David confides in Victoria that Burke was the cause of many fights between his estranged mother and Roger. With ulterior motives, Roger tri…
EP 69
Burke takes active steps to prove that Roger was responsible for Malloy's murder and arranges a meeting with Mrs Johnson, who is persuaded …
EP 70
David tells Victoria about the Old House, an abandoned Collins' mansion built before Collinwood, and suggests that they pay a visit. When t…
EP 71
Roger takes Victoria on a tour of the Collins cannery, before taking her to see the sheriff. In spite of her concerns about Roger's innocen…
EP 72
At the Collinsport Inn diner, the seeds of Burke's plan to infiltrate Collinwood with Mrs Johnson are planted. Duly, Carolyn later suggests…
EP 73
Sam continues to be troubled by Roger and recent events. Elizabeth is given the coroner's verdict on Bill's death, which rules that he was …
EP 74
Roger is delighted to learn of the coroner's verdict, and that he is no longer a murder suspect. Burke is outraged at the decision and vows…
EP 75
Matthew Morgan learns of the verdict on Bill Malloy's death. Later, while walking along lookout point, Victoria finds the unique fountain p…
EP 76
Burke visits Collinwood and tells Elizabeth that he now plans to agressively take away Collinwood and the entire Collins business portfolio…
EP 77
David finds himself increasingly torn between his loyalties to his aunt Elizabeth and his growing friendship with Burke. Carolyn and David …
EP 78
Maggie and Joe spend an evening together at the Blue Whale and quickly begin to develop an enjoyment in one another's company. A belligeren…
EP 79
Mrs Johnson publicly accuses Burke of causing Bill Malloy's death, to deflect any suspicion her newfound loyalty to the Collins family migh…
EP 80
Roger is terrified to learn that Victoria has found the fountain pen he lost on the night of Malloy's death and fears that she may now susp…
EP 81
Matthew Morgan continues to make threats towards Burke. Meanwhile, Mrs Johnson visits Collinwood, where Elizabeth offers her the job of hou…
EP 82
Burke realises that Roger must have lost the fountain pen at Lookout Point, implicating his involvement in the death of Malloy. Roger goes …
EP 83
Roger buries the pen to dispose of the evidence. Later, when Victoria accuses David of stealing it, Roger make an uncharacteristic display …
EP 84
David attempts to scare Victoria by telling her stories about the ghosts that haunt Collinwood. Luring her to the closed-off wing of the ma…
EP 85
As a storm rages, Sam and Burke drink together and discuss the ghosts of Collinwood. In the closed-off wing, Victoria is visited by the gho…
EP 86
Burke and Carolyn have a date together, though his motives remain unclear. Distraught after seeing the ghost, Victoria desperately attempts…
EP 87
Roger is suspicious about Victoria's disappearance and decides to investigate the closed-off wing of the house. He releases Victoria and is…
EP 88
Victoria tells Elizabeth about her ordeal and that she saw Bill's ghost. Elizabeth and Roger decide to check the locked room and are shocke…
EP 89
Burke puts his takeover plan into action, offering four of Elizabeth's top executives jobs with him for increased pay. Learning of his plan…
EP 90
Learning that Victoria has seen a ghost, David has newfound appreciation for her and begs her to stay. Victoria finds a potential clue to h…
EP 91
Burke agrees to take Victoria to Bangor with him to give her a break from her recent ordeal, but continues to warn her to get away from Col…
EP 92
Arriving in Bangor, Victoria visits the Collins family lawyers, a father-and-son team called Frank and Richard Garner. Taking the evidence …
EP 93
Burke's offer to buy Collinwood continues to cause heated arguments between Elizabeth and Roger. David draws a picture of Bill Malloy's gho…
EP 94
Frank Garner vows to help Victoria uncover any hidden information about her past. Meanwhile, Sam is alarmed to hear that Bill Malloy's ghos…
EP 95
By chance, Victoria sees Burke's distinctive fountain pen and recognises it as identical to the one she found on the beach. Now believing t…
EP 96
Roger drives Victoria back to Collinsport, but heavy rain forces them to take shelter until the storm passes. Victoria is shocked by Roger'…
EP 97
Victoria receives a frosty reception from Elizabeth for visiting the family lawyers without her consent. Sam gives Victoria the portrait of…
EP 98
Mrs Johnson begins working at Collinwood, quickly beginning her covert investigations. She is disturbed to hear a mysterious sobbing sound …
EP 99
Mrs Johnson begins to believe that Collinwood is haunted and confides her fears to Burke. Meanwhile, the takeover plans for the cannery are…
EP 100
Victoria tells Burke about her suspicions regarding Roger and the pen she found on Lookout Point. Meanwhile, Carolyn reveals to Roger that …
EP 101
Victoria agrees to accompany David on a return visit to the Old House, Later, Victoria confides to Maggie that she believes she now knows w…
EP 102
Victoria is held against her will by a crazed Roger, who insists that Bill Malloy was already dead when he discovered his body at Lookout P…
EP 103
Victoria is terrified at what Roger might do to prevent his secret from being made public. She is later disturbed to learn that Roger knows…
EP 104
Roger attempts an exercise in damage limitation, revealing to Elizabeth that Victoria holds damaging information about him. Later, Victoria…
EP 105
After Burke confronts him about the fountain pen, Roger decides to retrieve the pen he earlier buried. As he uncovers it, he does not know …
EP 106
Roger is held in custody as Sheriff Patterson questions Victoria. Roger gives his alibi for the accident, which seems to prove his innocenc…
EP 107
Attentions turn to Sam as the hunt for the mysterious driver continues. Outside the Old House searching for David, Victoria narrowly escape…
EP 108
Scared from her close call, Victoria unwittingly runs to Matthew's cottage for help. As they talk, she realises that he was the driver. Mat…
EP 109
Matthew reveals that he killed Malloy, but that it was an accident, and vows to kill Victoria to maintain his secret. The police are called…
EP 110
A shamed Matthew confesses the murder to a stunned Elizabeth, before fleeing. The police hunt for Matthew, who has hidden at the Old House.…
EP 111
David still believes that Roger killed Malloy. Later, David visits the Old House and chances upon Matthew. When the boy offers to help, Mat…
EP 112
Victoria visits Burke and reluctantly tells him that her loyalties lie with the Collins family. Burke steps up his plans to undermine the C…
EP 113
David continues to help Matthew hide out. Trying to forget her recent ordeal, Victoria plans a trip to Bangor. Victoria visits the Old Hous…
EP 114
As Matthew holds Victoria captive, the Collins household thinks that she left for her trip as planned. Elizabeth worries when Frank calls h…
EP 115
Elizabeth worries about Victoria's safety. Joe learns the truth about Carolyn and Burke's relationship and the two men come to blows. The d…
EP 116
Victoria's disappearance becomes a police matter. When Joe and Burke search for Victoria at the Old House, Matthew and his prisoner hide in…
EP 117
As the search continues, Burke and Roger exchange threats. Caroyln's relationship with Burke comes under fire. Elizabeth vows to face Burke…
EP 118
Victoria begs Matthew to let her go. Mrs Johnson suspects Victoria has fallen foul of Matthew. When David visits the Old House with supplie…
EP 119
Matthew begins to doubt David's loyalty. David is overcome with pangs of conscience for helping Matthew evade capture, which are heightened…
EP 120
David begins to realise that Matthew has kidnapped Victoria. Meanwhile, Matthew's paranoia escalates as he is confronted by ghostly sobbing…
EP 121
David discovers that Matthew is holding Victoria prisoner. A mysterious woman arrives at the Collinsport Inn and begins to probe Maggie for…
EP 122
David escapes from the clutches of Matthew, leaving Victoria behind. Sam Evans is worried when Maggie tells him about the woman who spoke w…
EP 123
The ghost of Bill Malloy appears to David and tells him to help Victoria, before threatening Matthew with a vow of revenge. A terrified Mat…
EP 124
Roger and Burke find and rescue Victoria from the Old House. The ghosts of Bill Malloy and Josette lead a procession of spirits to wreak re…
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Dark Shadows (1966) have?
The series aired 1,225 episodes from June 1966 until April 1971.
Where can I stream Dark Shadows online?
Dark Shadows is available to watch for free in HD on MyWatchFlix.
Who is the iconic vampire character introduced in Dark Shadows?
Barnabas Collins, portrayed by Jonathan Frid, became the show's breakout supernatural lead.