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Shades of Darkness

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About Shades of Darkness

Shades of Darkness is a drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on May 27, 1983. It has 2 seasons and 8 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 2 "Agatha Christie's The Last Seance", aired on September 27, 1986.

With Norma West, Annette Wilkie-Miller, Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins. An anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist.

  • Drama

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Episodes

8 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1983 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

Shades of Darkness Season 1 release dates → +1 upcoming episode with air dates still to be announced. Get notified
  1. E7

    7. Bewitched

    The story is set in a small English coastal town, around the turn of the century. A young woman, thought by many in the village to be a witch, dies suddenly one day. Not long after she's buried, the villagers begin to see her walking around the area and especially along the shoreline. The village minister begins to look into her life and her death, hoping to lay the spirit to rest.

  2. E6

    6. Seaton's Aunt

    A terrified young boy is placed in the care of his eccentric aunt when his parents die. He quickly starts to believe that the woman is actually a witch in league with the Devil.

  3. E5

    5. The Maze

    A couple moves into a country estate that turns out to be haunted.

  4. E4

    4. Afterward

    A skeptical family moves into their new home despite warnings of a resident ghost. They soon become believers.

  5. E3

    3. Feet Foremost

    A magnate buys an old house that has been abandoned since the early 19th century because it is haunted by a ghost of a 16 year old girl murdered by the lord of the manor, who, if carried across the threshold, will select a victim to kill from the inside out.

  6. E2

    2. The Intercessor

    Mr. Garvin is a writer who is seeking a quiet place to do his research and work on his book. Although he was staying in a small village, he find the children to be quite noisy and the local doctor, Mr. MacKinnon, suggests that he take a room with the Falshaw family, who have no children. Their farm is isolated and should provide him with the peace and quiet he needs. Soon after his arrival however, he hears a child crying and soon sees the ghost of a young girl. Garvin is a sympathetic man and he assumes that something happened in that house years ago.

  7. E1

    1. The Lady's Maid Bell

    Miss Hartley is pleased to have found employment with Mrs Brymton as a lady's maid. She is somewhat concerned at having been hired sight unseen, but on her arrival at Brymton Hall she finds both her employer and the other servants in the house to be quite amenable. Mr. Brympton on the other hand is rude and nasty to his wife, but fortunately is frequently away and Mrs Brymton has formed a close friendship with a neighbor, Mr. Ranford. Miss Hartley is shaken however when she sees someone in the house who should not be there.

Season 2

1986 · 2 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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  1. E2

    2. Agatha Christie's The Last Seance

    Simone is growing increasingly worried about her powers but is promised by her overbearing fiance that she can stop after one more dramatic seance.

  2. E1

    1. The Demon Lover

    Kathleen Drover and her family have closed their London house and relocated to the countryside for the duration of the war. It's 1941 and relatively speaking, all is well. She is happily married and her now adult son is in love with wonderful young woman. This leads her to reminisce about her own first love, a dashing RAF pilot who was killed in 1916. Visiting her London house to collect some personal items, she is shocked to find a note, apparently written by her long dead lover. It is then that she remembers the promise they made to one another: that regardless of what might happen, they would reunite in 25 years time.

Cast & crew

  • Maggie Ford

    Mrs. Falshaw

  • Joanna David

    Joanna David

    Miss Hartley

  • June Brown

    June Brown

    Emma Saxon

  • Norma West

    Norma West

    Mrs. Brympton

  • Ian Collier

    Mr. Brympton

  • John Duttine

    John Duttine

    Garvin

  • Chrissie Cotterill

    Rachel

  • David Hargreaves

    David Hargreaves

    Falshaw

  • Beverley Callard

    Beverley Callard

    Rhoda

  • Jeremy Kemp

    Jeremy Kemp

    Charles Ampleforth

  • Joanna Van Gyseghem

    Joanna Van Gyseghem

    Mildred Ampleforth

  • Peter Machin

    Anthony Fairfield

  • Carol Royle

    Carol Royle

    Maggie Winthrop

  • Kate Harper

    Kate Harper

    Mary Boyne

  • Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    Edward Boyne

  • Meg Ritchie

    Trimmle

Shades of Darkness FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Shades of Darkness?

Shades of Darkness has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 27, 1986.

When did the latest episode of Shades of Darkness come out?

The most recent episode of Shades of Darkness, Season 2 Episode 2 "Agatha Christie's The Last Seance", aired on September 27, 1986.

How many seasons of Shades of Darkness are there?

Shades of Darkness has 2 seasons with 8 episodes in total.

When did Shades of Darkness first air?

Shades of Darkness first aired on ITV1 on May 27, 1983.

How do I get notified when new episodes of Shades of Darkness are released?

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