Dark Shadows: 447

"A séance has been held in the great house at Collinwood, a séance which has suspended time and space, and sent one woman on an uncertain and frightening journey into the past, back to the year 1795. Back to the time when the darkest, most hideous secret in the history of the Collins family was born. On this night, in the old Collins mansion, Joshua Collins will try to put that secret to rest for all time."

Episode 447 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by Lela Swift and written by Gordon Russell. It was produced by Robert Costello and first aired on ABC on Tuesday, March 12th, 1968. It is part of an ongoing storyline commonly referred to as the "1795 Flashback" story. In this episode, Joshua Collins learns the truth about his son Barnabas being a vampire. He decided to help him by securing his coffin inside the tower room. Meanwhile, Millicent Collins continues to make plans for her pending wedding to Nathan Forbes.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included on disc 4 of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 6 and disc 48 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection.


 * Opening narration: Nancy Barrett.


 * This episode was recorded on March 6th, 1968.


 * Millicent Collins marries Nathan Forbes shortly after this episode, but prior to her appearance in episode 448.

Allusions

 * Numerous references are made to Angelique in this episode.

Quotes

 * Barnabas Collins: I said I killed her, I never said she was dead.