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Darkroom

  • 1981-1982
  • 1 season
  • ABC
  • Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

Premiere Date November 27, 1981

Season 1 Episode Guide

16 Episodes 1981 - 1982

Episode 1

Closed Circuit

Fri, Nov 27, 1981 60 mins

Aging TV newsman Greg Conway discovers that he is being replaced by a computer-generated simulation that perfectly replicates his appearance and behavior.

Darkroom Season 1 Closed Circuit

Episode 2

Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

Fri, Nov 27, 1981

Charlie Miller discovers that his crystal radio is in contact with the German U-boat that sunk the ship his father died on during World War II 30 years ago. Should he change the course of history and save his father?

Darkroom Season 1 Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

Episode 3

The Bogeyman Will Get You

Fri, Dec 4, 1981

A horror movie loving teenager convinces her sister that an old acquaintance is really a vampire.

Darkroom Season 1 The Bogeyman Will Get You
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Episode 4

Uncle George

Fri, Dec 4, 1981

When their Uncle George dies, Bert and Margo Haskell convince a homeless man to pose as their late uncle in order to keep receiving his pension checks.

Darkroom Season 1 Uncle George

Episode 5

Needlepoint

Fri, Dec 11, 1981

A pimp takes advantage of a young woman whose grandmother uses old-time voodoo magic to get her revenge.

Darkroom Season 1 Needlepoint

Episode 6

Siege of 31 August

Fri, Dec 11, 1981

After buying his son a military playset, a Vietnam veteran-turned-farmer keeps hearing war sounds in the night and discovers that his son's toy soldiers are alive.

Darkroom Season 1 Siege of 31 August

Episode 7

A Quiet Funeral

Fri, Dec 18, 1981 60 mins

A gangster is in for an unwelcome surprise when he attends the funeral of his ex-partner, a forger who he robbed and left for dead.

Darkroom Season 1 A Quiet Funeral

Episode 8

Make-Up

Fri, Dec 18, 1981 60 mins

A guy who's down and out, buys a make up case from a old woman who says that it belonged to her husband who's an actor. She says she heard that whenever he puts on the make up he becomes the character instantly. When he puts on the make up he becomes whatever the character is inscribed on the container. And he sets to get back at the bookie who owes him some money.

Episode 9

The Partnership

Fri, Dec 25, 1981

As part of a strange partnership, an old man lures travelers to an old abandoned funhouse.

Episode 10

Daisies

Fri, Dec 25, 1981

Filandering botanist Dr. John Michaelson has developed a machine that can read the thoughts of daisies.

Darkroom Season 1 Daisies

Episode 11

Catnip

Fri, Dec 25, 1981

After accidentally killing an old woman who is said to be a witch, troublemaker Ronnie is stalked by her black cat.

Episode 12

Lost in Translation

Fri, Jan 8, 1982

Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.

Episode 13

Guillotine

Fri, Jan 8, 1982

In 19th century France, a man is aided by his lover to exploit a loophole in the law when he is sentenced to die by the guillotine. Should the executioner die on the day of the execution, the prisoner will walk free.

Episode 14

Exit Line

Fri, Jan 15, 1982

Actor Dan Burroughs tries desperately to convince an extremely influential critic to revise her negative opinion about his play and performance.

Episode 15

Who's There?

Fri, Jan 15, 1982

Barry finds his upstairs neighbor Steve waiting in the dark with a gun for his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, to come home.

Episode 16

The Rarest of Wines

Fri, Jan 15, 1982

After the death of his mother, Frederick inherits her old house and its contents, while his sister Pamela inherits the company, much to Frederick's displeasure.

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