Dark Shadows: The Beginning
6 Seasons
MPI presents the spooky series‘ rare, early episodes before the arrival of Barnabas. Victoria Winters’ mysterious journey begins as her train arrives in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth’s rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn.
Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father Sam that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
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20:44Episode 1
Episode 25
Episode 1
Elizabeth refuses to tell Roger her reasons for hiring Victoria. Victoria finds a hidden object.
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20:54Episode 2
Episode 26
Episode 2
The sheriff obtains a warrant to search Burke’s hotel room in connection with Roger’s accident.
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20:24Episode 3
Episode 27
Episode 3
Burke confers with his attorney, who has obtained financial information on the Collins family holdings.
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20:59Episode 4
Episode 28
Episode 4
Maggie tells Roger that David was trying to get into Burke’s room at the Collinsport Inn.
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21:50Episode 5
Episode 29
Episode 5
Burke finds David in his room and they become friends. Burke sees David hide an object in the room.
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21:06Episode 6
Episode 30
Episode 6
Roger finds it hard to believe that David may have been involved with his car accident.
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20:51Episode 7
Episode 31
Episode 7
Burke attempts to protect David, but later warns Victoria in private to beware of the child.
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21:55Episode 8
Episode 32
Episode 8
When the sheriff questions Elizabeth about David, she tries to protect her nephew.
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21:48Episode 9
Episode 33
Episode 9
Joe shows up intoxicated at Collinwood. Victoria goes to meet Burke at the Blue Whale.
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21:44Episode 10
Episode 34
Episode 10
Responding to Victoria’s story about her past, Burke shows her the report his detective has furnished.
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22:00Episode 11
Episode 35
Episode 11
Sam tries to get out of painting Burke’s portrait. Carolyn becomes jealous of Victoria.