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Season 1 – Dark Shadows: The Beginning

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A vampire returns to his family mansion in Collinsport, Maine.
Dark Shadows: The Beginning — Season 1

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Joan Bennett

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

Jonathan Frid

Barnabas Collins

Alexandra Isles

Victoria Winters

Grayson Hall

Dr. Julia Hoffman

Louis Edmonds

Roger Collins

David Henesy

David Collins

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 27, 1966 Victoria Winters makes her way to Collinsport; Roger and Elizabeth discuss whether a governess is needed; Burke Devlin offers Victoria a ride into town. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 28, 1966 Elizabeth Stoddard lets Vicky into Collinwood; Burke Devlin breaks up a fight at the Blue Whale; Vicky meets Roger Collins while taking a walk around the grounds. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 29, 1966 Carolyn introduces herself to Vicky; Vicky asks Carolyn about Burke Devlin; Burke makes an offer to Joe Haskell; Vicky finds items in her room have been moved. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 30, 1966 Vicky overhears Roger and Elizabeth arguing; Carolyn eavesdrops on Elizabeth and Roger as they discuss Burke Devlin; Vicky is awakened by the sound of crying. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 1, 1966 Carolyn invites Vicky to have coffee, but notices the suitcase; David sneaks into Vicky's room; a strange man tells Vicky to go home; Vicky changes her mind. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 4, 1966 Vicky runs into the handyman in the basement; Elizabeth offers David his father's books; Vicky asks Elizabeth about the recommendation from the foundlings home. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 5, 1966 Roger and Sam discuss Burke Devlin; Maggie Evans waits on Burke at the diner; Vicky runs into Burke at the diner; Burke rings the doorbell at Sam's cottage. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 6, 1966 Joe tells Carolyn about his promotion; Joe tells Elizabeth about Burke Devlin's offer; Vicky and Elizabeth argue about Vicky's call to the foundling home; Miss Hopewell begins writing a letter to Vicky. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 7, 1966 Bill Malloy tries to visit Burke Devlin; when he can't connect with Burke, Malloy goes to Collinwood; Carolyn talks to Vicky about the cliffs; Malloy tells Elizabeth that Burke is a danger to her; Carolyn goes to visit Burke. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 8, 1966 David hides to listen to a phone conversation; Carolyn asks Burke why her uncle is afraid of him; Roger tells Elizabeth to send David to an institution; Carolyn brings Burke Devlin home with her. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 11, 1966 Elizabeth is shocked to see Burke, but invites him in for a drink; Sam goes to see Maggie at the inn; Elizabeth questions Carolyn about Burke's plans; Sam calls, looking for Roger; Burke asks to see Roger. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 12, 1966 Roger confronts Vicky near Widow's Hill; Sam tells Maggie he is thinking of leaving Collinsport; Roger calls Sam; Vicky decides to question the caretaker; Roger heads for the drawing room to confront Burke. Details Episode 13 Aired Jul 13, 1966 Burke greets Roger warmly, but Roger is suspicious; Matthew tells Vicky about Burke Devlin's trial but knows nothing of the foundling home; Burke and Roger plan to meet later; Elizabeth warns Vicky about Matthew; Vicky sees Burke in the garage. Details Episode 14 Aired Jul 14, 1966 David tries to put something in Vicky's dresser; Carolyn chats with Vicky as she prepares for her date with Joe; Joe and Vicky talk about ghosts; Vicky sees a locked door open and close; Joe and Carolyn go to the Blue Whale, where Burke joins them. Details Episode 15 Aired Jul 15, 1966 Vicky gives Roger an update on her progress with David; Vicky tells Elizabeth about seeing Burke in the garage with Roger's car; David shouts at Vicky; Elizabeth is concerned about David; Roger's car hits a tree. Details Episode 16 Aired Jul 18, 1966 Bill Malloy calls to say Roger is fine; Elizabeth shares her suspicions with Vicky; Matthew reports that Roger's brakes were checked two days earlier; Joe gets angry and leaves Carolyn with Burke; Elizabeth learns that Carolyn is with Burke. Details Episode 17 Aired Jul 19, 1966 Upstairs in bed, David begins to scream; Roger lashes out at the doctor; Malloy tells Roger it was not an accident; Roger suspects Burke of tampering with his car; Elizabeth tries to calm David; Roger learns that Vicky saw Burke near his car. Details Episode 18 Aired Jul 20, 1966 Roger calls Vicky downstairs to talk; David asks Roger how he feels; Vicky tries to reassure David; Roger questions Vicky about finding Burke in the garage; David hides something in his dresser. Details Episode 19 Aired Jul 21, 1966 Elizabeth is worried about Carolyn; Malloy finds Sam at the Blue Whale; Joe and Carolyn argue at the diner; Elizabeth is relieved when Joe and Carolyn return to Collinwood; Joe checks the garage for Elizabeth. Details Episode 20 Aired Jul 22, 1966 Roger takes Vicky to the diner to confront Burke; Sam is angry when he realizes Maggie has been checking up on him; Roger accuses Burke of trying to kill him; Roger is unmoved by Vicky's story. Details Episode 21 Aired Jul 25, 1966 Vicky tells Carolyn that Roger's crash was not an accident; Malloy asks Burke about Roger's crash and Wilbur Strake; Vicky gets a letter from the foundling home; Burke makes a mysterious phone call. Details Episode 22 Aired Jul 26, 1966 Burke stops at the Evans cottage looking for Sam; Sam joins Roger at the diner in the inn; Burke offers Sam a painting commission; Carolyn tells Roger the constable is on his way. Details Episode 23 Aired Jul 27, 1966 David hides his magazine when he hears Vicky; Roger tells Constable Carter that he suspects Burke tried to kill him; David eavesdrops as Vicky recounts her story to the constable; David knocks the wrench off the table. Details Episode 24 Aired Jul 28, 1966 The constable heads to the diner to talk to Burke; Joe glowers when Burke stops to speak to Carolyn; Burke tells Carolyn that his plans have changed; Burke talks to Bronson again by phone. Details Episode 25 Aired Jul 29, 1966 David snoops in Vicky's room; Vicky shares her concerns about David with Elizabeth; Elizabeth and Roger discuss Vicky's letter; Vicky sees her letter is gone again and goes to David's room, but she finds something else. Details Episode 26 Aired Aug 1, 1966 Vicky confronts David about the valve and he gets hysterical; the constable explains why he can't arrest Burke; David tells Elizabeth that Vicky tried to hurt him; the constable plans to search Burke's room; Vicky tells Elizabeth where the valve is. Details Episode 27 Aired Aug 2, 1966 Vicky explains to Carolyn why she and Elizabeth are looking for David; Burke, in Bangor, meets with Bronson to look at Collins' family finances; David's magazine is found in Vicky's drawer; a boy is caught trying to break into Burke's room. Details Episode 28 Aired Aug 3, 1966 Burke returns to Collinwood and confronts Carter about the search of his room; Maggie encounters David in the hallway at the inn; Maggie questions Roger when he arrives to get David; David has vanished. Details Episode 29 Aired Aug 4, 1966 Elizabeth blames Vicky for David running off; Burke finds David waiting outside his room; Carolyn upbraids Elizabeth for blaming Vicky; Burke tells David that his parents used to be Burke's friends. Details Episode 30 Aired Aug 5, 1966 Vicky sees a shadowed figure in the hallway when the lights go out; Burke examines the valve David put in the couch; David goes to retrieve the valve but it's gone; Burke drives David to Collinwood. Details Episode 31 Aired Aug 8, 1966 Roger and David lie about where the valve came from; Vicky confirms it is the valve she found in David's room; Burke asks David for the truth; David wants Vicky to go away; Roger locks David in his room. Details Episode 32 Aired Aug 9, 1966 Roger tells Elizabeth that David is back and that he tried to kill his own father; Carter questions Malloy about David; Elizabeth tells Carter the missing valve was found at the accident scene. Details Episode 33 Aired Aug 10, 1966 Elizabeth and Carolyn talk about David and Burke; Joe gets drunk at the Blue Whale; Carloyn is shocked to learn that David is not being sent away; Vicky borrows Carolyn's car; a very drunk Joe makes a few announcements at Collinwood. Details Episode 34 Aired Aug 11, 1966 Vicky asks Burke about the investigator's report; Joe awakens at Collinwood, uncertain how he got there; Carolyn tells Joe he owes Burke an apology; Joe is surprised to find Vicky in Burke's room. Details Episode 35 Aired Aug 12, 1966 David listens to Carolyn's phone call; Joe tells Carolyn that Vicky was in Joe's room; Sam tries to refuse Burke's commission; Carolyn and Vicky argue about Burke. Details Episode 36 Aired Aug 15, 1966 Carolyn believes a locked room contains a clue to Jason's mysterious hold over her mother. Details Episode 37 Aired Aug 16, 1966 Sam visits the Old House; later, Maggie sneaks out and is spotted by Sam outside his cottage window. Details Episode 38 Aired Aug 17, 1966 Barnabas finds Maggie in the cemetery and puts her in the coffin in the secret mausoleum room. Details Episode 39 Aired Aug 18, 1966 The locked room in the basement is opened, everyone is shocked to hear of Elizabeth's wedding plans. Details Episode 40 Aired Aug 19, 1966 Burke Devlin telephones Carolyn to let her know he found her ring; Carolyn tells Roger she has a big date, but Roger is opposed to her seeing Burke; Burke and Carolyn argue at the diner; Malloy gets Sam Evans drunk. Details Episode 41 Aired Aug 22, 1966 Sam awakens from his drunken stupor alone in the cottage; Roger tells Elizabeth about Carolyn's ring; Maggie is worried after seeing Sam; Sam and Roger argue; Elizabeth tries to call Ned Calder again. Details Episode 42 Aired Aug 23, 1966 Burke confers with James Blair about taking control of everything the Collinses own. Details Episode 43 Aired Aug 24, 1966 Bill admits he would do anything to protect Elizabeth, and suspects Sam has some special knowledge. Details Episode 44 Aired Aug 25, 1966 Elizabeth learns that Burke has made a move to take over the Collins family financial holdings. Details Episode 45 Aired Aug 26, 1966 Bill sets up a meeting in a bid to clear Burke of the manslaughter charge and place guilt on someone else. Details Episode 46 Aired Aug 29, 1966 Bill issues a demand to Roger and Sam, expecting that they will agree to meet him in Roger's office late at night. Details Episode 47 Aired Aug 30, 1966 Burke, Sam, and Roger wait in Roger's office for Bill to arrive, then leave after spending one hour there. Details Episode 48 Aired Aug 31, 1966 David receives a crystal ball as a gift from Burke, and consults the ball to learn about Bill's disappearance. Details Episode 49 Aired Sep 1, 1966 Tensions are at boiling point with everyone in Collinsport concerned about the unexplained disappearance of Bill. Details Episode 50 Aired Sep 2, 1966 At Widows' Hill, Victoria screams when she comes across a dead body laying on the rocks below the cliff. Details Episode 51 Aired Sep 5, 1966 At Elizabeth's request, Matthew investigates Widow's Hill but reports he found no body. Details Episode 52 Aired Sep 6, 1966 Victoria and Carolyn are terrified by strange noises at Collinwood; Sam makes a promise to Maggie. Details Episode 53 Aired Sep 7, 1966 David tells Victoria that ghosts are all around them; Matthew makes an admission that takes everyone by surprise. Details Episode 54 Aired Sep 8, 1966 Sheriff Patterson questions Matthew about Bill; Elizabeth hears that Bill may have been murdered. Details Episode 55 Aired Sep 9, 1966 Roger is interrogated by the sheriff; he denies knowing the purpose of the meeting in which Bill never arrived. Details Episode 56 Aired Sep 12, 1966 Roger insists to Sam it is imperative that the two of them must stick to their original stories. Details Episode 57 Aired Sep 13, 1966 Burke is eager to learn who was responsible for Bill's fate; the sheriff makes a revelation involving Bill. Details Episode 58 Aired Sep 14, 1966 The sheriff questions Sam; David studies tidal charts to learn more about Bill's disappearance. Details Episode 59 Aired Sep 15, 1966 Elizabeth is queried by the sheriff; David listens as Roger makes a false confession to Elizabeth. Details Episode 60 Aired Sep 16, 1966 Victoria visits Maggie and Sam for dinner and finds an old painting that closely resembles her. Details Episode 61 Aired Sep 19, 1966 Burke invites himself for dinner at the Evanses and tells Victoria of the events leading up to his manslaughter. Details Episode 62 Aired Sep 20, 1966 Roger questions Victoria about her dinner with Maggie and Sam; Sam denies to Burke that he killed Bill. Details Episode 63 Aired Sep 21, 1966 Maggie comes to Collinwood to confront Elizabeth; Matthew vows to protect Elizabeth. Details Episode 64 Aired Sep 22, 1966 Matthew issues a warning to Burke; the sheriff orders Burke to stay away from Collinwood. Details Episode 65 Aired Sep 23, 1966 Burke intends to settle his accounts at Collinwood; Roger and Sam threaten each other. Details Episode 66 Aired Sep 26, 1966 Burke attempts to prove Roger killed Bill; Victoria admits she is not sure what time Roger left for the meeting. Details Episode 67 Aired Sep 27, 1966 Burke tells Carolyn he was wrongly convicted and that Roger is guilty of the manslaughter. Details Episode 68 Aired Sep 28, 1966 David tells Victoria his parents used to fight and argue about Burke; Roger tries to be friendly to Victoria. Details Episode 69 Aired Sep 29, 1966 Burke suggests to Bill's housekeeper, Mrs. Johnson, that they work together to find Bill's murderer. Details Episode 70 Aired Sep 30, 1966 David and Victoria visit the Old House on the Collinwood estate and see the portrait of Josette Collins. Details Episode 71 Aired Oct 3, 1966 After touring the Collins cannery with Roger, Victoria visits the sheriff and repeats her story to him. Details Episode 72 Aired Oct 4, 1966 Carolyn suggests to Elizabeth that Bill Malloy's former housekeeper, Mrs. Johnson, should work at Collinwood. Details Episode 73 Aired Oct 5, 1966 Sheriff Patterson informs Elizabeth that the coroner ruled Bill's death an accidental drowning. Details Episode 74 Aired Oct 6, 1966 Roger is ecstatic over the coroner's report, but Burke angrily insists that Bill was murdered. Details Episode 75 Aired Oct 7, 1966 Victoria finds the missing fountain pen that Burke gave to Carolyn. Details Episode 76 Aired Oct 10, 1966 Elizabeth vows to fight Burke after he declares that he intends to take control of the Collins family holdings. Details Episode 77 Aired Oct 11, 1966 David finds he is unable to choose between Elizabeth and Burke; David and Carolyn argue about Burke. Details Episode 78 Aired Oct 12, 1966 Maggie and Joe enjoy each other's company at the Blue Whale; Roger quarrels with Sam and with Joe. Details Episode 79 Aired Oct 13, 1966 As part of a scheme, Mrs. Johnson pretends to accuse Burke of being responsible for Bill's death. Details Episode 80 Aired Oct 14, 1966 Roger is terrified when he learns Victoria found the fountain pen that he lost at Lookout Point. Details Episode 81 Aired Oct 17, 1966 Matthew expresses his hostility to Burke; Elizabeth offers Mrs. Johnson a job at Collinwood. Details Episode 82 Aired Oct 18, 1966 Burke realizes Roger lost the pen at Lookout Point; Roger takes the pen from David's room. Details Episode 83 Aired Oct 19, 1966 Roger buries the pen, then defends David when Victoria accuses the boy of stealing it. Details Episode 84 Aired Oct 20, 1966 Luring her to a closed-off wing of Collinwood, David makes the decision to lock Victoria in an isolated room. Details Episode 85 Aired Oct 21, 1966 Sam and Burke get drunk and discuss ghosts at Collinwood; the ghost of Bill Malloy appears. Details Episode 86 Aired Oct 24, 1966 Burke and Carolyn enjoy a flirtatious date; Victoria attempts to escape from the locked room. Details Episode 87 Aired Oct 25, 1966 Victoria recounts how she saw the ghost of Bill Malloy after she is freed from the room. Details Episode 88 Aired Oct 26, 1966 Elizabeth and Roger discover seaweed on the floor where Victoria saw Bill's ghost. Details Episode 89 Aired Oct 27, 1966 Collins Enterprise employees are offered better jobs by Burke if they come to work for him instead. Details Episode 90 Aired Oct 28, 1966 When David learns Victoria saw a ghost, he begs her to stay; Victoria finds a possible clue to her identity. Details Episode 91 Aired Oct 31, 1966 Burke drives Victoria to Bangor and again warns her that she should leave Collinwood for good. Details Episode 92 Aired Nov 1, 1966 In Bangor, Victoria questions Collins family lawyers Richard and Frank Garner. Details Episode 93 Aired Nov 2, 1966 Roger and Elizabeth argue over Burke's offer to buy Collinwood. David draws a picture of Bill's ghost. Details Episode 94 Aired Nov 3, 1966 Frank Garner promises Victoria to help her find information on her background. Details Episode 95 Aired Nov 4, 1966 When Victoria sees Burke's fountain pen, she believes he was involved in Bill's death. Details Episode 96 Aired Nov 7, 1966 On the way back from Bangor, Roger's car stalls and he and Victoria take shelter during a storm. Details Episode 97 Aired Nov 8, 1966 Elizabeth is annoyed that Victoria questioned the family lawyers about her background. Details Episode 98 Aired Nov 9, 1966 Mrs. Johnson comes to work at Collinwood and investigates sobbing coming from the basement. Details Episode 99 Aired Nov 10, 1966 Mrs Johnson makes the suggestion to Burke that Collinwood may be haunted, based on what she has experienced. Details Episode 100 Aired Nov 11, 1966 Victoria makes a revelation to Burke about the pen; Carolyn tells Roger that Victoria knows about the pen. Details Episode 101 Aired Nov 14, 1966 Victoria agrees to visit the Old House with David; she tells Maggie she knows who killed Bill. Details Episode 102 Aired Nov 15, 1966 Roger makes a frightening confession to Victoria regarding the death of Bill. Details Episode 103 Aired Nov 16, 1966 Victoria is terrified when Roger confronts her about a lie she told involving him. Details Episode 104 Aired Nov 17, 1966 Roger admits to Elizabeth that Victoria has dangerous knowledge; Victoria is nearly hit by a car. Details Episode 105 Aired Nov 18, 1966 The sheriff and Burke witness Roger tampering with evidence in the death of Bill. Details Episode 106 Aired Nov 21, 1966 The sheriff checks Roger's alibi for the hit-and-run accident and makes a discovery. Details Episode 107 Aired Nov 22, 1966 While Victoria searches outside the Old House on the estate, an urn falls from the roof. Details Episode 108 Aired Nov 23, 1966 Matthew admits to Victoria that he was responsible for a murder and may have to kill her. Details Episode 109 Aired Nov 28, 1966 Matthew explains the murder he committed was accidental and he only meant to scare Victoria. Details Episode 110 Aired Nov 29, 1966 Matthew discloses his secret to a startled Elizabeth and takes refuge in the Old House. Details Episode 111 Aired Nov 30, 1966 David offers to help Matthew, who decides he has no choice but to trust the boy. Details Episode 112 Aired Dec 1, 1966 Victoria tries to convince Burke that Roger had nothing to do with the death of Bill. Details Episode 113 Aired Dec 2, 1966 Victoria loses her wallet at the Old House; while she searches for it, she is discovered by Matthew. Details Episode 114 Aired Dec 5, 1966 Matthew cannot bring himself to kill Victoria but informs her that she must die. Details Episode 115 Aired Dec 6, 1966 Burke learns about Victoria's disappearance and that she did not go to Bangor as planned. Details Episode 116 Aired Dec 7, 1966 Joe and Burke search the Old House while Matthew holds Victoria captive in a secret room. Details Episode 117 Aired Dec 8, 1966 Joe tells Carolyn that their relationship is over; Elizabeth vows to defeat Burke's plan. Details Episode 118 Aired Dec 9, 1966 David brings food and cigarettes to Matthew and almost discovers the hidden Victoria. Details Episode 119 Aired Dec 12, 1966 David begins to feel guilty about helping Matthew, who realizes he may not be able to trust David. Details Episode 120 Aired Dec 13, 1966 Matthew hears a ghostly voice, then sees an eerie light coming from the portrait of Josette Collins. Details Episode 121 Aired Dec 14, 1966 At the inn restaurant, a mysterious woman asks Maggie questions about the Collins family. Details Episode 122 Aired Dec 15, 1966 Sam becomes disturbed when he learns about the mysterious woman who has come to town. Details Episode 123 Aired Dec 16, 1966 The ghost of Bill Malloy appears to David and threatens Matthew, who prepares to kill Victoria. Details Episode 124 Aired Dec 19, 1966 Roger and Burke search for Victoria; the ghosts of Josette and Bill appear and scare Matthew. Details Episode 125 Aired Dec 20, 1966 Victoria is certain she saw the ghost of Josette; the spirit moves between the columns at the Old House. Details Episode 126 Aired Dec 21, 1966 Sam reveals to Roger that Roger's estranged wife, Laura, has returned to Collinsport. Details Episode 127 Aired Dec 22, 1966 Elizabeth believes that Laura should not see her son David; Sam paints a strange portrait. Details Episode 128 Aired Dec 23, 1966 Laura reveals that she has come back for David, who has a nightmare about his mother. Details Episode 129 Aired Dec 27, 1966 David is told that his mother is back in Collinsport; he feels that she is watching him. Details Episode 130 Aired Dec 28, 1966 Laura and Burke discover their respective plans; Sam resumes work on his odd painting. Details Episode 131 Aired Dec 29, 1966 After his nightmare, David is reluctant to see Laura; when they meet, he runs away from her. Details Episode 132 Aired Dec 30, 1966 Laura agrees to stay in Matthew's old cottage; while asleep, David hears his mother calling for him. Details Episode 133 Aired Jan 2, 1967 Collins family lawyer Richard Garner promises to expedite the divorce of Roger and Laura. Details Episode 134 Aired Jan 3, 1967 Roger and Burke argue about Laura; Roger notices that Sam's painting closely resembles Laura. Details Episode 135 Aired Jan 4, 1967 Sheriff Patterson questions Laura about the dead body found in her apartment in Phoenix, Ariz. Details Episode 136 Aired Jan 5, 1967 When David sees Laura on Widow's Hill, he becomes frightened and nearly falls off the cliff. Details Episode 137 Aired Jan 6, 1967 Victoria encourages David to speak to Laura, but he is not sure she is his real mother. Details Episode 138 Aired Jan 9, 1967 David shows Laura a drawing he made and she tells him of the place she wishes to take him. Details Episode 139 Aired Jan 10, 1967 Victoria gives David the mysterious painting from Sam; David has a nightmare vision. Details Episode 140 Aired Jan 11, 1967 Sam is disturbed to hear of David's nightmare about the painting and begins to make a new one. Details Episode 141 Aired Jan 12, 1967 In the Collins family history book, Victoria finds a picture of Josette wearing a familiar locket. Details Episode 142 Aired Jan 13, 1967 Laura stares into the flames and a fire begins at Sam and Maggie Evans' cottage. Details Episode 143 Aired Jan 16, 1967 Roger sees that Sam's second painting of Laura has been burned. Details Episode 144 Aired Jan 17, 1967 Burke asks Laura for help in clearing him of the manslaughter charge. Details Episode 145 Aired Jan 18, 1967 Victoria and Frank agree that Laura should not be left alone with David at any time. Details Episode 146 Aired Jan 19, 1967 The ghost of Josette finishes Sam's painting, which becomes a portrait surrounded by flames. Details Episode 147 Aired Jan 20, 1967 Elizabeth orders Laura to stay away from David, but Laura assures David she will take him away. Details Episode 148 Aired Jan 23, 1967 Roger encourages David to become closer to his mother. Details Episode 149 Aired Jan 24, 1967 The identity of the woman who died in a mysterious fire in Phoenix is revealed. Details Episode 150 Aired Jan 25, 1967 Victoria feels compelled to go with Frank to a building at the edge of a graveyard. Details Episode 151 Aired Jan 26, 1967 Victoria and Frank discover that Laura Murdock Stockbridge is buried in the crypt. Details Episode 152 Aired Jan 27, 1967 Elizabeth orders Laura to leave Collinwood; Laura stares into the flames and Elizabeth collapses. Details Episode 153 Aired Jan 30, 1967 Elizabeth cannot remember what happened to her; a shrouded figure appears in her room. Details Episode 154 Aired Jan 31, 1967 Victoria and Frank find graves of two Lauras who died by fire, one hundred years apart. Details Episode 155 Aired Feb 1, 1967 At the hospital, the doctor is baffled by Elizabeth's condition; a visit from Laura upsets Elizabeth. Details Episode 156 Aired Feb 2, 1967 Victoria tells Frank that Elizabeth is adamant that David be kept away from Laura. Details Episode 157 Aired Feb 3, 1967 Dr. Peter Guthrie believes Elizabeth's illness is the result of a traumatic experience. Details Episode 158 Aired Feb 6, 1967 Guthrie is convinced there must be some outside influence over Elizabeth's condition. Details Episode 159 Aired Feb 7, 1967 David relates to Dr. Guthrie the legend of Josette; David sees Josette's portrait make a transformation. Details Episode 160 Aired Feb 8, 1967 Laura questions David about Dr. Guthrie before the doctor closely interrogates her. Details Episode 161 Aired Feb 9, 1967 Sam describes to Dr. Guthrie how he felt when he was creating Laura's painting. Details Episode 162 Aired Feb 10, 1967 David goes to spend the night with his mother and the ghost of Josette appears to them. Details Episode 163 Aired Feb 13, 1967 Victoria and Carolyn are concerned about David; Burke is suspicious of Dr. Guthrie. Details Episode 164 Aired Feb 14, 1967 Laura insists she must take David away soon, before Elizabeth returns from the hospital. Details Episode 165 Aired Feb 15, 1967 Sam blames everything on Laura; Dr. Guthrie invites Laura to a séance at Collinwood. Details Episode 166 Aired Feb 16, 1967 Roger wants his divorce from Laura expedited; Guthrie admits they are dealing with an unknown power. Details Episode 167 Aired Feb 17, 1967 During the séance, Victoria babbles in French, then collapses just before revealing an important secret. Details Episode 168 Aired Feb 20, 1967 Dr. Guthrie translates Josette's warning; Laura appears in Victoria's room during the night. Details Episode 169 Aired Feb 21, 1967 Mrs. Johnson reports to Burke what happened at the séance; Laura causes a recording to be erased. Details Episode 170 Aired Feb 22, 1967 Victoria tells Burke of the mysterious events surrounding Laura; Burke becomes suspicious of her. Details Episode 171 Aired Feb 23, 1967 The police discover that the body is missing of the woman who died by fire in Phoenix. Details Episode 172 Aired Feb 24, 1967 Dr. Guthrie questions Laura about the missing body; the doctor mysteriously collapses. Details Episode 173 Aired Feb 27, 1967 Laura attempts to finish casting a spell on Dr. Guthrie, who warns her that he knows she has powers. Details Episode 174 Aired Feb 28, 1967 Dr. Guthrie asks Joe Haskell to assist his investigation of Laura by helping to open a grave. Details Episode 175 Aired Mar 1, 1967 Carolyn tries to persuade Roger to give Guthrie another chance; Joe and Guthrie break into the crypt. Details Episode 176 Aired Mar 2, 1967 The caretaker at Eagle Hill Cemetery forbids the opening of Laura's coffin. Details Episode 177 Aired Mar 3, 1967 Dr. Guthrie, Joe Haskell and Frank Garner discover the cemetery records are faded. Details Episode 178 Aired Mar 6, 1967 An old newspaper clipping tells of a boy named David, who was consumed in flames. Details Episode 179 Aired Mar 7, 1967 David decides he wants to go away from Collinwood to live with his mother. Details Episode 180 Aired Mar 8, 1967 Dr. Guthrie makes a discovery. Details Episode 181 Aired Mar 9, 1967 David receives a warning from the ghost of Josette to save Dr. Guthrie. Details Episode 182 Aired Mar 10, 1967 Guthrie plans another séance at the Old House and Laura places a spell on him. Details Episode 183 Aired Mar 13, 1967 During the séance, the spirit of David Radcliffe speaks through David Collins. Details Episode 184 Aired Mar 14, 1967 Victoria learns that Laura Radcliffe died exactly 100 years ago. Details Episode 185 Aired Mar 15, 1967 Laura tells David to be ready to go away with her; Victoria keeps watch over David. Details Episode 186 Aired Mar 16, 1967 While Mrs. Johnson looks after David, he slips out of the house when she receives a phone call. Details Episode 187 Aired Mar 17, 1967 Laura secretly meets David at an abandoned fishing shack, which becomes engulfed by fire. Details Episode 188 Aired Mar 20, 1967 Victoria attempts to save David; in the hospital, Elizabeth starts to come out of her trance. Details Episode 189 Aired Mar 21, 1967 Elizabeth has recovered from her attack; Roger tries to comfort David. Details Episode 190 Aired Mar 22, 1967 An art dealer asks to buy Sam's older paintings; Sam tries to get them back from Roger. Details Episode 191 Aired Mar 23, 1967 Elizabeth returns and demands the key to the locked room in the Collinwood basement. Details Episode 192 Aired Mar 24, 1967 Victoria makes a promise to Elizabeth; a stranger arrives at Collinwood and asks for Elizabeth. Details Episode 193 Aired Mar 27, 1967 Elizabeth reveals that the visitor, Jason McGuire, was a friend of her husband, Paul Stoddard. Details Episode 194 Aired Mar 28, 1967 While searching for Sam's paintings, Roger finds Jason snooping around in the basement. Details Episode 195 Aired Mar 29, 1967 Maggie realizes Sam sold his paintings to Roger for a bribe during Burke's manslaughter case. Details Episode 196 Aired Mar 30, 1967 Drifter Willie Loomis meets his friend Jason at the Blue Whale; Sam makes a confession. Details Episode 197 Aired Mar 31, 1967 Jason reminds Elizabeth of the secret they share; Burke and Sam confront Roger at Collinwood. Details Episode 198 Aired Apr 3, 1967 Roger admits that he was driving the car that killed a man and sent Burke to prison 10 years ago. Details Episode 199 Aired Apr 4, 1967 Willie picks a fight with Joe at the Blue Whale; Willie joins Jason as an unwelcome houseguest. Details Episode 200 Aired Apr 5, 1967 Victoria becomes frightened by the feeling that Elizabeth is powerless to control Jason and Willie. Details Episode 201 Aired Apr 6, 1967 Carolyn pulls a gun to scare off Willie; she and Victoria are disturbed by his violent behavior. Details Episode 202 Aired Apr 7, 1967 Willie becomes fascinated by the portrait of Barnabas Collins hanging in the Collinwood foyer. Details Episode 203 Aired Apr 10, 1967 A vampire returns to his family mansion in Collinsport, Maine. Details Episode 204 Aired Apr 11, 1967 Burke makes an offer to Elizabeth to help her deal with Jason and Willie. Details Episode 205 Aired Apr 12, 1967 Burke and Willie fight at the Blue Whale; Willie tells Jason he won't leave town without money. Details Episode 206 Aired Apr 13, 1967 A vampire returns to his family mansion in Collinsport, Maine. Details Episode 207 Aired Apr 14, 1967 Willie goes to the Collins family mausoleum, where a heartbeat is heard coming from the tomb. Details Episode 208 Aired Apr 18, 1967 A vampire returns to his family mansion in Collinsport, Maine. Details Episode 209 Aired Apr 19, 1967 A vampire returns to his family mansion in Collinsport, Maine. Details
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Dark Shadows: The Beginning — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Lela Swift, John Sedwick
Screenwriter
Francis Swann, Art Wallace
Network
ABC
Genre
Soap, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 27, 1966