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Overview

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Creator:
Dan Curtis
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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
27 June 1966 (USA) more
Plot:
The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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Cast

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Jonathan Frid ... Barnabas Collins / ... (594 episodes, 1967-1971)

Grayson Hall ... Dr. Julia Hoffman / ... (474 episodes, 1967-1971)
Nancy Barrett ... Carolyn Stoddard / ... (402 episodes, 1966-1971)
Joan Bennett ... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / ... (387 episodes, 1966-1971)
Alexandra Isles ... Victoria Winters / ... (337 episodes, 1966-1968)
Louis Edmonds ... Roger Collins / ... (321 episodes, 1966-1971)
Kathryn Leigh Scott ... Maggie Evans / ... (309 episodes, 1966-1970)

David Selby ... Quentin Collins / ... (307 episodes, 1968-1971)
David Henesy ... David Collins / ... (276 episodes, 1966-1970)
Lara Parker ... Angelique / ... (269 episodes, 1967-1971)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shadows on the Wall (USA) (working title)
The House on Storm Cliff (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min (1225 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (1966-1967) | Color (1967-1971)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Essex, Connecticut, USA more

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Trivia:
Ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Top Cult Shows Ever!" (30 May 2004 issue). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Jeremiah Collins's headstone is misspelled "Jerimiah Collins." more
Quotes:
Quentin Collins: On your way to grandmothers house and low and behold who should you meet but the big bad wolf. more

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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Neat, stumbling charm, 22 November 2001
Author: Glenn Andreiev (gandreiev@aol.com) from Huntington, NY

As a kid, I waited every day for 4pm for DARK SHADOWS to appear on TV. I watched in fascination all the going ons with Barnabas the vampire, time travel (I wanted that staircase that took you to the 19th century!) corpses rising from their graves. When the show came to an end in 1970, it was a sad day.

The show resurfaced in the early 1980's. As an adult, I could see all the flaws, all the signals that told us, this was live television, done on a very low budget. I appreciated Director/Creator Dan Curtis and company going against all odds.

As with all soap operas, the actors in DARK SHADOW had to stretch the material (Remember they had a collective 2 hours plus every week to cover.) Many actors would repeat what the other actor just said (Example BARNABAS: "This room was once filled the scent of lilacs." GIRL (in awe...) "....the scent of lilacs!" Flaws normally covered by alternate takes came up (much of this was live TV) We saw boom mikes, camera catching the edge of set, and the most celebrated goof- a pesty fly that won't leave vampire Barnabas Collins' (Jonathan Frid) nose, while Barnabas delivers a menacing monologue. But, all in all, it was fun. A thrill. It's always great to see this old soap opera once and a while.

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