Dark Shadows: 886

Night over Collinwood. But this night, Barnabas again finds himself back in 1796, pursuing Josette. Reliving the night when Angelique lured Josette to Widows' Hill, and showed her a terrifying vision of what she would become if she ran away with Barnabas Collins. And now, Josette, on the edge of Widows' Hill, hears the footsteps she fears so much.

Episode 886
Series Dark Shadows Season 1969, Episode 886
Air date	November 17th, 1969
Writers	Sam Hall
Director	Lela Swift
Producers	Peter Miner
Starring	Jonathan Frid; Grayson Hall; Nancy Barrett; Kathryn Leigh Scott
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Episode 886 is the untitled 88th episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by Lela Swift and written by Sam Hall. It was produced by Peter Miner and first aired on ABC on November 17th, 1969. This episode is the final chapter in the "1796 Flashback" and the first part of "The Leviathan Cult" storyline. In this episode, Barnabas Collins tells Josette du Prés that he can bring her to the year 1897 where they can live together in happiness, free of Barnabas' curse. He convinces her to meet him at the Old House, but finds himself lost when he discovers a strange altar in the woods near Collinwood. When Barnabas fails to arrive at the Old House, Josette decides to take her on life by drinking poison.

Cast

Actor	Role
Jonathan Frid	Barnabas Collins
Grayson Hall	Natalie du Prés
Nancy Barrett	Millicent Collins
Kathryn Leigh Scott	Josette du Prés
Robin Lane	Haza
Peter Lombard	Oberon

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 886" serves as a shortcut to this page.
• This episode is included on disc 3 of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 17 and disc 91 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection.
• Opening narration: Nancy Barrett.
• Opening still: Collinwood; Exterior, night.
• Closing still: Altar of the Leviathans.
• This episode was recorded on October 29th, 1969.
• This episode begins "The Leviathan Cult" storyline.
• This is the final installment of the "1796 Flashback" mini-arc.
• Final appearance of Natalie du Prés on Dark Shadows.
• Final appearance of Millicent Collins on Dark Shadows.
• Final appearance of this version of Josette du Prés on Dark Shadows; dies in this episode.
• First appearance of Oberon.
• First appearance of Haza.
• First appearance of the Altar of the Leviathans.

Bloopers

• During Barnabas Collins first conversation with Josette, Jonathan Frid jumps ahead in his lines, but quickly recovers and the dialogue actually comes off as quite natural.
• During the same conversation, a production crew member can be heard coughing from off-stage.
• Barnabas tells Josette that he was in the year 1896. Apparently time travel has scrambled his memories a tad. He was actually living in the year 1897.

Quotes

• Barnabas Collins: Give me one last chance.
• Josette du Prés: One last chance, Barnabas?
• Barnabas Collins: That's all I'll ever ask, and then we'll be in another century and we will marry and we will be human.
• Josette du Prés: You spin a dream I find difficult to believe.

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• Josette du Prés: No! I won't become what you are! I won't! I won't!

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• Natalie du Prés: You are dead, Barnabas Collins. I saw your lifeless body carried from your room.

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Episode This article pertains to an episode from the original Dark Shadows television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Dark Shadows episodes category. Characters Barnabas Collins • Elizabeth Collins Stoddard • Quentin Collins • Victoria Winters • Roger Collins • Carolyn Stoddard • David Collins • Maggie Evans • Sarah Johnson • Angelique Bouchard • Josette du Pres • Chris Jennings • Amy Jennings • Timothy Eliot Stokes • Joe Haskell • Sarah Collins • Adam Locations Blue Whale • Collins family mausoleum • Collinsport • Collinsport Inn • Collinsport Sheriff's Office • Collinwood • Eagle Hill Cemetery • Evans' cottage • Maine • Old House • Widows' Hill • Worthington Hall Items Altar of the Leviathans • Barnabas' toy soldier • Barnabas' wolf's head cane • Hand of Count Petofi • Josette's music box • Julia Hoffman's medallion • Leviathan box • Portrait of Angelique • Portrait of Barnabas Collins • Portrait of Josette du Pres • Quentin's gramophone