Series synopsis
Darkroom is an American sci-fi & fantasy mystery drama television series that premiered on ABC on November 27, 1981. It ended on January 15, 1982. It was created by Peter S. Fischer. It stars James Coburn.
'You're in a house. Maybe your own... maybe one you've never seen before. You feel it. Something evil. You run, but there's no escape... nowhere to turn. You feel something beckoning you... drawing you into the terror that awaits you in the Darkroom!'
Darkroom is an American horror/thriller anthology broadcast on ABC from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. Similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery, each hour-long episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a different ...
Premise
'You're in a house. Maybe your own... maybe one you've never seen before. You feel it. Something evil. You run, but there's no escape... nowhere to turn. You feel something beckoning you... drawing you into the terror that awaits you in the Darkroom!'
Darkroom is an American horror/thriller anthology broadcast on ABC from November 27, 1981 to January 15, 1982. Similar in style to Rod Serling's Night Gallery, each hour-long episode featured two or more stories of varying length with a different story and a different cast, but James Coburn hosts all the wraparound segments.
Premise: Enter a New Dimension of Chilling Suspense ... Enter the Darkroom
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Coburn as Host
Guest cast
- Robert Webber as Greg Conway
- Mary Frann as Linda Beckwith
- John Randolph as Arthur Desmond
- Richard Anderson as Bill Bellamy
- John H. Fields as Frank Merriman
- Lavelle Roby as Dr. Wilkerson
- Lawrence Pressman as Charlie Miller
- Joanna Miles as Janet Miller
- Bert Freed as Charlie's Dad
- Shane Butterworth as Kenny
- Robert Gray as Nazi
- Quinn Cummings as DiDi Lawrence
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | November 27, 1981 | January 15, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Closed Circuit Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he's being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance and behavior. |
November 27, 1981 |
| 2 |
Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back Charlie Miller discovers that his crystal radio is in contact with the German U-boat that sunk the ship his father died on during WWII 30 years ago. Should he change the course of history and save his father? |
November 27, 1981 |
| 3 |
The Bogeyman Will Get You Horror obsessed teenager DiDi convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is a vampire. |
December 4, 1981 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 27, 1981 |
| Last aired | January 15, 1982 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |