S01E01 Closed Circuit
A TV newsman (Robert Webber) finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.
Darkroom
S01E04: Uncle George
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.
Overview
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
S01E02 Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back
A man (Lawrence Pressman) discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.
S01E03 The Bogeyman Will Get You
A teenager (Quinn Cummings) believes she's discovered a vampire (Randolph Powell).
S01E04 Uncle George
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.
S01E05 Needlepoint
A woman (Esther Rolle) uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.
S01E06 Siege of 31 August
A farmer (Ronny Cox) is tormented by his memories of war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.
S01E07 A Quiet Funeral
A quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.
S01E09 The Partnership
An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.
S01E10 Daisies
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.
S01E12 Lost in Translation
An archaeology professor (Andrew Prine) seeks power over others through a magic formula.
S01E14 Exit Line
An aspiring actor (Stan Shaw) takes revenge on an acerbic critic (Samantha Eggar).
S01E15 Who's There?
A husband (Michael Lembeck) sets a trap for his unfaithful wife (Dianne Kay).
S01E16 The Rarest of Wines
Son (Henry Polic II) is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.
Cast
James Coburn
