Though Count Petofi has left Collinwood physically, his evil spirit has taken cruel and complete possession of Jamison Collins. As one by one his victims fall before the truth, Barnabas knows he must stop Petofi before the course of history has been altered beyond hope and truth turns the future into tragedy.
| "Episode 805" | |
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| Series Dark Shadows Season 1969, Episode 805 | |
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| Air date | July 25th, 1969 |
| Writers | Violet Welles |
| Director | Henry Kaplan |
| Producers | Robert Costello; Dan Curtis |
| Starring | Jonathan Frid; Nancy Barrett; Jerry Lacy; Humbert Allen Astredo; David Henesy |
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Episode 805 is the untitled 805th episode of the Gothic daytime soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by Henry Kaplan with a script written by Violet Welles. It first aired on ABC on Thursday, July 25th, 1969. This episode is part of the "1897 Flashback" storyline.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Frid | Barnabas Collins |
| Nancy Barrett | Charity Trask/Pansy Faye |
| Jerry Lacy | Gregory Trask |
| Humbert Allen Astredo | Evan Hanley |
| David Henesy | Jamison Collins/Andreas Petofi |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Dark Shadows was created by executive producer and showrunner Dan Curtis. Major storylines were developed by writers Art Wallace and Sam Hall. The original daytime Gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows aired on ABC from June of 1966 to April of 1971 spanning a total of 1,245 episodes. Two spin-off films House of Dark Shadows and Night of Dark Shadows were released in theaters in 1970 and 1971. A remake series of Dark Shadows was produced in 1991 and ran for thirteen episodes on NBC. In 2012, director Tim Burton crafted a comical reboot of Dark Shadows as a high-budget feature film.
- "DS 805" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- This episode is included on disc 83 of collection 14 on the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection, which was released by MPI Home Video on July 10th, 2012. It is also included on disc 3 of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 15, released on November 23rd, 2004.
- This episode was recorded on Thursday, July 17th, 1969.
- Opening narration is by actress Nancy Barrett.
- Scenic design for this episode is by John Dapper. This is his fourteenth episode of the series. He previously worked on episode 804.
- When Gregory and Charity Trask argue, the sequence goes into sepia tones. According to the Dark Shadows Almanac, there was some damage to the original ABC master tape at this point in the episode, so a few seconds of sepia-tinted kinescope footage was inserted to ensure uninterrupted viewing.
Allusions[]
- The song that Charity Sings (as Pansy) is called "I'm Gonna Dance For You". This is Pansy Faye's signature song. It is a reworked version of "I Wanna Dance With You"
Quotes[]
- Charity Trask: Oh, father, there is a madness in this house.
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- Evan Hanley: You can't burn murder, Trask...nor drown it, or even poison it. You can't kill murder.
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- Gregory Trask: And do you think I am without strength and powers? Why, I have the higher forces of heaven fighting on my side.
- Evan Hanley: I did not think the higher forces of heaven fought on the side of the cruel and the greedy.
- Gregory Trask: Taking over Collinwood was the kindest thing I could do. Can I leave the lunatics to run the asylum? The animals to run the zoo?
See also[]
Media
The World of Dark Shadows
Miscellaneous
External Links[]
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