Dark Shadows: 979

"A dark night. A figure moves through the silent forest on the estate of Collinwood, a man on a desperate mission. For to save himself, Jeb Hawkes must turn the shadow onto the devil's emmisary, Nicholas Blair, and Angelique has warned Jeb what a dangerous move this is. Nicholas is very aware of the shadow and what it means, and so Jeb must trick him into accepting him."

Episode 979 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. The episode was directed by Lela Swift and written by Sam Hall. It was produced by Peter Miner and first aired on ABC on Thursday, March 26th, 1970. In this episode, Jeb Hawkes makes a final effort to free himself from the manipulations of warlock Nicholas Blair with unexpected results. Carolyn Stoddard has a terrible premonition of things to come and sees the demise of her beloved husband. Roger Collins discovers the room to parallel time.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included on disc four of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 19 and disc 100 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection.


 * Opening narration: Louis Edmonds.


 * Closing still: East Wing parlor.


 * This episode was recorded on March 12th, 1970.


 * This episode is part of "The Leviathan Cult" storyline, but also includes elements of the "1970 Parallel Time" storyline.


 * This is the 470th episode of Dark Shadows directed by Lela Swift.


 * This is the 217th episode of Dark Shadows written by Sam Hall.


 * Final appearance of Nicholas Blair; dies in this episode although he does briefly return as a ghost.


 * This episode also marks the final appearance of Roger Collins on Dark Shadows.


 * First appearance of Daniel Collins of Parallel Time.