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.

Cast

Jonathan Frid

Barnabas Collins / Bramwell Collins

A

Alexandra Isles

Victoria Winters

Grayson Hall

Julia Hoffman

Joan Bennett

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins

Kathryn Leigh Scott

Maggie Evans

David Selby

Quentin Collins

Lara Parker

Angelique Bouchard Collins

Nancy Barrett

Carolyn Stoddard

Louis Edmonds

Roger Collins / Joshua Collins

D

David Henesy

David Collins

Thayer David

Matthew Morgan/Ben Stokes/Dr. Timothy Stokes

Roger Davis

Jeff Clark / Peter Bradford

Seasons

Season 1

124 eps · 1966-06-27

Season 2

64 eps · 1966-12-20

Season 3

83 eps · 1967-03-21

Season 4

90 eps · 1967-07-17

Season 5

93 eps · 1967-11-20

Season 6

237 eps · 1968-04-01

Season 7

182 eps · 1969-03-03

Season 8

92 eps · 1969-11-14

Season 9

80 eps · 1970-03-30

Season 10

49 eps · 1970-07-20

Season 11

85 eps · 1970-09-25

Season 12

46 eps · 1971-01-28

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