About this season
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.
Episodes (16)
1. Closed Circuit
Aired 27 November 1981 • 60 min
A TV newsman (Robert Webber) finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.
2. Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back
Aired 27 November 1981 • 60 min
A man (Lawrence Pressman) discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.
3. The Bogeyman Will Get You
Aired 4 December 1981 • 60 min
A teenager (Quinn Cummings) believes she's discovered a vampire (Randolph Powell).
4. Uncle George
Aired 4 December 1981 • 60 min
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.
5. Needlepoint
Aired 11 December 1981 • 60 min
A woman (Esther Rolle) uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.
6. Siege of 31 August
Aired 11 December 1981 • 60 min
A farmer (Ronny Cox) is tormented by his memories of war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.
7. A Quiet Funeral
Aired 18 December 1981 • 60 min
A quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.
8. Make Up
Aired 18 December 1981 • 60 min
A magic makeup case transforms a loser (Billy Crystal) into a winner.
9. The Partnership
Aired 25 December 1981 • 60 min
An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.
10. Daisies
Aired 25 December 1981 • 60 min
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.
11. Catnip
Aired 25 December 1981 • 60 min
A ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat.
12. Lost in Translation
Aired 8 January 1982 • 60 min
An archaeology professor (Andrew Prine) seeks power over others through a magic formula.
13. Guillotine
Aired 8 January 1982 • 60 min
A 19th-century Frenchwoman tries to save her lover from the guillotine.
14. Exit Line
Aired 15 January 1982 • 60 min
An aspiring actor (Stan Shaw) takes revenge on an acerbic critic (Samantha Eggar).
15. Who's There?
Aired 15 January 1982 • 60 min
A husband (Michael Lembeck) sets a trap for his unfaithful wife (Dianne Kay).
16. The Rarest of Wines
Aired 15 January 1982 • 60 min
Son (Henry Polic II) is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.