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Dark Shadows - Episodes & Seasons Summaries | Recap-TV
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Dark Shadows

1966

8/10

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

My name is Victoria Winters; In the small town of Collinsport Maine, lies the Collinwood mansion where the richest family in town resides. The Collins family has been plagued with troubles since the town was founded. There have been vampires, werewolves, witches, over zealous witch hunters and much more. We join their story as I, the new governess Victoria WInters arrives in town on my way to meet my new charge, David Collins. I am about to encounter strangeness I have never imagined in my wildest dreams.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 depicted the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, where a number of supernatural occurrences take place.The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) appeared ten months into its run. Dark Shadows also featured ghosts, 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.Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, numerous dramatic plot twists, adventurous music score, broad cosmos of characters and heroic adventures. The original network run of the show lasted for nearly five years to amass 1,225 episodes.It continues to enjoy an intense cult following

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Complete Season Recaps

Season 1966
132 Episodes
Season 1967
257 Episodes
Season 1968
259 Episodes
Season 1969
256 Episodes
Season 1970
257 Episodes
Season 1971
64 Episodes

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Cast

Carolyn Groves

as Victoria Winters

Betsy Durkin

as Victoria Winters

Alexandra Isles

Alexandra Isles

as Victoria Winters

Anthony George

Anthony George

as Burke Devlin

Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

as Burke Devlin

Louis Edmonds

Louis Edmonds

as Roger Collins

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

David Henesy

David Henesy

as David Collins

Nancy Barrett

as Carolyn Stoddard Hawkes

Joel Crothers

Joel Crothers

as Joe Haskell

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