Darkroom

November. 27,1981

Rating：

7.2

Genre：

Drama

Keywords：

Anthology

Trailer Synopsis

Darkroom is an American television thriller series which ABC transmitted from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. It was an anthology horror/thriller series, similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Each 60-minute episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a new story and a new cast, but each of the episode wraparound segments was hosted by James Coburn. Among the performers who appeared on the series were Steve Allen, Esther Rolle, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, David Carradine, Billy Crystal, and June Lockhart.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1981

16 Episode

Episode 1 - Closed Circuit

November. 27,1981

A TV newsman (Robert Webber) finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.

Episode 2 - Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

November. 27,1981

A man (Lawrence Pressman) discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.

Episode 3 - The Bogeyman Will Get You

December. 04,1981

A teenager (Quinn Cummings) believes she's discovered a vampire (Randolph Powell).

Episode 4 - Uncle George

December. 04,1981

A poor couple (Claude Akins, June Lockhart) try to find someone to pose as their late uncle, whose pension they can't afford to lose.

Episode 5 - Needlepoint

December. 11,1981

A woman (Esther Rolle) uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.

Episode 6 - Siege of 31 August

December. 11,1981

A farmer (Ronny Cox) is tormented by his memories of war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.

Episode 7 - A Quiet Funeral

December. 18,1981

A quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.

Episode 8 - Make Up

December. 18,1981

A magic makeup case transforms a loser (Billy Crystal) into a winner.

Episode 9 - The Partnership

December. 25,1981

An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.

Episode 10 - Daisies

December. 25,1981

A filandering botanist develops a machine that reads the thoughts of daisies. His wife, finding out from the daisies about the affair with his assistant, shoots him to death.

Episode 11 - Catnip

December. 25,1981

A ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat.

Episode 12 - Lost in Translation

January. 08,1982

An archaeology professor (Andrew Prine) seeks power over others through a magic formula.

Episode 13 - Guillotine

January. 08,1982

A 19th-century Frenchwoman tries to save her lover from the guillotine.

Episode 14 - Exit Line

January. 15,1982

An aspiring actor (Stan Shaw) takes revenge on an acerbic critic (Samantha Eggar).

Episode 15 - Who's There?

January. 15,1982

A husband (Michael Lembeck) sets a trap for his unfaithful wife (Dianne Kay).

Episode 16 - The Rarest of Wines

January. 15,1982

Son (Henry Polic II) is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.

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