DARK SHADOWS

 

TV Script

FIRST EPISODE, EPISODE #1

VTR – Monday, June 13, 1966

AIR – Monday, June 27, 1966

 

 

This is a copy of the script for the premiere, or “pilot episode” of the classic daytime gothic horror drama soap opera television series “DARK SHADOWS” (1966-1971).

It is a reprint of the television script for the FIRST EPISODE, EPISODE #1, which aired for the first time on the ABC Network on Monday, June 27, 1966. (The initial script was mimeographed by the Studio Duplicating Services, Inc., 446 West 44th St, NYC, longacre 3-1225, and a copy of the mimeographer’s page is included for historical reference only.)

The script is 39 pages in length, and unbound. It is a fun read for the Dark Shadows fan, that could easily be referenced for a unique and memorable private Dark Shadows themed, or Halloween party. *

 

CAST

ELIZABETH COLLINS – Joan Bennett

ROGER COLLINS – Louis Edmonds

VICTORIA WINTERS – Alexandra Moltke

MRS. MITCHELL –

TRAIN CONDUCTOR –

MRS. HOPEWELL –

BURKE DEVLIN – Mitchell Ryan

HOTEL CLERK –

WILBUR STRAKE –

MAGGIE EVANS –

SANDY –

 

SYNOPSIS

Victoria Winters travels to the coastal town of Collinsport, where she is to be a governess at the mysterious Collinwood Mansion. On the train, she meets an enigmatic stranger, Burke Devlin.     

 

(DARK SHADOWS Journal Episode Guide 1966)

 

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