Darkroom

1981 - 1982

Closed Circuit

27th November 1981

Episode 1

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

Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

27th November 1981

Episode 2

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

The Bogeyman Will Get You

4th December 1981

Episode 3

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

Uncle George

4th December 1981

Episode 4

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.

Needlepoint

11th December 1981

Episode 5

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

Siege of 31 August

11th December 1981

Episode 6

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

A Quiet Funeral

18th December 1981

Episode 7

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

Make Up

18th December 1981

Episode 8

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

The Partnership

25th December 1981

Episode 9

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

Daisies

25th December 1981

Episode 10

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.

Catnip

25th December 1981

Episode 11

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

Lost in Translation

8th January 1982

Episode 12

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

Guillotine

8th January 1982

Episode 13

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

Exit Line

15th January 1982

Episode 14

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

Who's There?

15th January 1982

Episode 15

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

The Rarest of Wines

15th January 1982

Episode 16

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

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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.

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