# Dark Shadows (audio drama)

Dark Shadows is a series of audio dramas continuing the story of the 1966–1971 television soap opera of the same name. There have been two productions of Dark Shadows audio dramas. The first production, released in 2004 by MPI Home Video, was based on a 2003 stage play. Since 2006, Big Finish Productions have produced a number of audio dramas.

## MPI Home Video

Starring David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Karlen, Nancy Barrett, Lara Parker, Roger Davis, Marie Wallace, Christopher Pennock, Donna Wandrey, James Storm, and Terry Crawford.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| TBA | "Return to Collinwood" | Jamison Selby | Jamison Selby | Angelique Bouchard Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Willie Loomis Sebastian Shaw Carolyn Stoddard Ned Stuart | 1:43:35 | 2004 (2004) | CD7645 |

## Big Finish Productions
### Full Cast Dramas

The first season featured David Selby (Quentin Collins), Lara Parker (Angelique Bouchard Collins), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans), and John Karlen (Willie Loomis). The role of Barnabas Collins was recast with Andrew Collins. Robert Rodan, who played Adam in the original series, also appears in the first and fourth story, playing a new character. A second series was released in 2010. In addition to the cast returning from Series One, Kingdom of the Dead also featured Lysette Anthony, Alec Newman, Lizzie Hopley, Jerry Lacy, and David Warner. The third full cast drama Blood & Fire, released on June 27, 2016 to celebrate exactly 50 years since the start of the original TV series, featured Lara Parker (Angelique Bouchard), Joanna Going (Laura Murdoch Stockbridge), Nancy Barrett (Isobel Collins), John Karlen (Alfred Loomis), Jerry Lacy (Malachi Sands), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Patience Collins), Christopher Pennock (Uriah Spencer Stockbridge), Lisa Richards (Euphemia Spencer Stockbridge), Mitchell Ryan (Caleb Collins), David Selby (Theodore Collins), James Storm (Abraham Harkaway), and Marie Wallace (Dorothea Summers).
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| 1.1 | "The House of Despair" | Gary Russell | Stuart Manning | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Willie Loomis | 1:10:59 | November 2006 (2006-11) | BFPDSCD01 |
| 1.2 | "The Book of Temptation" | Gary Russell | Scott Handcock | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Willie Loomis | 1:08:43 | November 2006 (2006-11) | BFPDSCD02 |
| 1.3 | "The Christmas Presence" | Gary Russell | Scott Handcock | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins Quentin Collins Josette DuPres Maggie Evans Willie Loomis Carolyn Stoddard Timothy Eliot Stokes | 1:14:21 | January 2007 (2007-01) | BFPDSCD03 |
| 1.4 | "The Rage Beneath" | Gary Russell | Scott Alan Woodard | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Willie Loomis | 1:13:55 | January 2007 (2007-01) | BFPDSCD04 |
| 2.0 | "Kingdom of the Dead" | Darren Gross | Stuart Manning Eric Wallace | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins David Collins Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Willie Loomis Carolyn Stoddard | 4:01:49 | July 2010 (2010-07) | BFPDSCD05 BFPDSCD06 BFPDSCD07 BFPDSCD08 |
| 3.0 | "Blood & Fire" | Ursula Burton Joseph Lidster | Roy Gill | Angelique Bouchard Laura Murdoch Stockbridge Abigail Collins Joshua Collins | 2:33:05 | 27 June 2016 (2016-06-27) | BFPDSCD09 |

### Audiobooks

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Angelique's Descent: Part 1 - Innocence" | Darren Gross | Lara Parker Stuart Manning | Angelique Bouchard | 2:31:54 | August 2007 (2007-08) | BFPDSCAD01 |
| 2 | "Angelique's Descent: Part 2 - Betrayal" | Darren Gross | Lara Parker Stuart Manning | Angelique Bouchard | 2:36:30 | August 2007 (2007-08) | BFPDSCAD02 |
| 3 | "Clothes of Sand" | Stuart Manning | Stuart Manning | Maggie Evans | 1:09:30 | July 2008 (2008-07) | BFPDSCDAD03 |
| 4 | "The Ghost Watcher" | Stuart Manning | Stuart Manning | Maggie Evans | 1:05:40 | July 2008 (2008-07) | BFPDSCDAD04 |
| 5 | "The Skin Walkers" | Darren Gross | Scott Handcock | Angelique Bouchard Quentin Collins | 1:12:47 | November 2008 (2008-11) | BFPDSCDAD05 |
| 6 | "The Path of Fate" | Darren Gross | Stephen Mark Rainey | Angelique Bouchard Quentin Collins | 1:10:37 | November 2008 (2008-11) | BFPDSCDAD06 |
| 7 | "The Wicked and the Dead" | Darren Gross | Eric Wallace | Carl Collins Gregory Trask | 1:15:20 | January 2009 (2009-01) | BFPDSCDAD07 |
| 8 | "Echoes of Insanity" | Darren Gross | D Lynn Smith | Angelique Bouchard Willie Loomis | 1:15:45 | July 2009 (2009-07) | BFPDSCDAD08 |
| 9 | "Curse of the Pharaoh" | Joe Salvatore | Stephen Mark Rainey | Carolyn Stoddard | 1:15:14 | September 2009 (2009-09) | BFPDSCDAD09 |
| 10 | "Final Judgement" | Darren Gross | D Lynn Smith | Angelique Bouchard Josette DuBois | 1:04:42 | February 2010 (2010-02) | BFPDSCDAD10 |
| 11 | "Blood Dance" | Darren Gross | Stephen Mark Rainey | Quentin Collins | 1:05:02 | April 2010 (2010-04) | BFPDSCDAD11 |
| 12 | "The Night Whispers" | Darren Gross Jim Pierson | Stuart Manning | Barnabas Collins Willie Loomis | 49:49 | June 2010 (2010-06) | BFPDSCDAD12 |
| 13 | "London's Burning" | Darren Gross | Joseph Lidster | Quentin Collins | 58:42 | June 2010 (2010-06) | BFPDSCDAD13 |
| 14 | "The Doll House" | Stuart Manning | James Goss | Beth Chavez Jenny Collins | 1:02:29 | July 2010 (2010-07) | BFPDSCDAD14 |
| 15 | "The Blind Painter" | Nigel Fairs Darren Gross | Jonathan Morris | Charles Delaware Tate | 1:03:15 | May 2011 (2011-05) | BFPDSCDAD15 |
| 16 | "The Death Mask" | Darren Gross | Mark Thomas Passmore | Angelique Bouchard Tony Peterson | 58:15 | May 2011 (2011-05) | BFPDSCDAD16 |
| 17 | "The Creeping Fog" | Darren Gross | Simon Guerrier | Quentin Collins | 1:06:10 | June 2011 (2011-06) | BFPDSCDAD17 |
| 18 | "The Carrion Queen" | Darren Gross | Lizzie Hopley | Angelique Bouchard Gregory Trask | 55:44 | June 2011 (2011-06) | BFPDSCDAD18 |
| 19 | "The Poisoned Soul" | Jim Pierson | James Goss | Pansy Faye Charity Trask | 1:06:10 | July 2011 (2011-07) | BFPDSCDAD19 |
| 20 | "The Lost Girl" | Darren Gross | D Lynn Smith | Josette DuBois | 55:14 | July 2011 (2011-07) | BFPDSCDAD20 |
| 21 | "The Crimson Pearl" | Joseph Baker James Goss Darren Gross Joseph Lidster | James Goss Joseph Lidster | Angelique Bouchard Millicent Collins Quentin Collins Rachel Drummond Maggie Evans Jeb Hawkes Carolyn Stoddard Lamar Trask | 1:08:51 | August 2011 (2011-08) | BFPDSCDAD21 |
| 22 | "The Voodoo Amulet" | Darren Gross James Goss | Mark Thomas Passmore | Angelique Bouchard Tony Peterson | 1:00:17 | February 2012 (2012-02) | BFPDSCDAD22 |
| 23 | "The House by the Sea" | Joseph Lidster | James Goss | Nicholas Blair Danielle Roget | 1:10:59 | March 2012 (2012-03) | BFPDSCDAD23 |
| 24 | "Dress Me In Dark Dreams" | James Goss | Marty Ross | Edith Collins Judith Collins | 1:00:05 | April 2012 (2012-04) | BFPDSCDAD24 |
| 25 | "The Eternal Actress" | Jim Pierson Darren Gross | Nev Fountain | Amanda Harris | 1:03:58 | May 2012 (2012-05) | BFPDSCDAD25 |
| 26 | "The Fall of the House of Trask" | Darren Gross | Joseph Lidster | Pansy Faye Charity Trask Gregory Trask | 1:09:37 | June 2012 (2012-06) | BFPDSCDAD26 |
| 27 | "Operation Victor" | Darren Gross | Jonathan Morris | Quentin Collins | 57:54 | July 2012 (2012-07) | BFPDSCDAD27 |
| 28 | "Speak No Evil" | Scott Handcock | Scott Handcock | Tad Collins | 51:08 | 21 August 2012 (2012-08-21) | BFPDSCDAD28 |
| 29 | "The Last Stop" | Darren Gross | David Llewellyn | Angelique Bouchard Tony Peterson | 1:01:32 | 10 September 2012 (2012-09-10) | BFPDSCDAD29 |
| 30 | "Dreaming of the Water" | Darren Gross | Kymberly Ashman | Maggie Evans Sebastian Shaw | 1:10:21 | 31 October 2012 (2012-10-31) | BFPDSCDAD30 |
| 31 | "The Haunted Refrain" | Darren Gross Jim Pierson | Aaron Lamont | Quentin Collins | 1:02:31 | 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17) | BFPDSCDAD31 |
| 32 | "A Collinwood Christmas" | Darren Gross Joseph Lidster Jim Pierson | Lizzie Hopley | Gabriel Collins Jamison Collins Quentin Collins Josette DuPres Kitty Hampshire | 52:59 | 17 December 2012 (2012-12-17) | BFPDSCDAD32 |
| 33 | "The Phantom Bride" | Darren Gross David Darlington | Mark Thomas Passmore | Angelique Bouchard Tony Peterson | 56:08 | 29 May 2013 (2013-05-29) | BFPDSCDAD33 |
| 34 | "Beneath the Veil" | Darren Gross David Darlington Jim Pierson | Kymberly Ashman | Maggie Evans Eve Amy Jennings Danielle Roget Carolyn Stoddard | 1:06:03 | 8 July 2013 (2013-07-08) | BFPDSCDAD34 |
| 35 | "The Enemy Within" | Darren Gross David Darlington | Will Howells | Cyrus Longworth Carolyn Stoddard Sabrina Stuart | 1:03:06 | 30 July 2013 (2013-07-30) | BFPDSCDAD35 |
| 36 | "The Lucifer Gambit" | David Darlington Darren Gross | Eric Wallace | Amy Jennings Carolyn Stoddard Sabrina Stuart | 1:04:40 | 30 August 2013 (2013-08-30) | BFPDSCDAD36 |
| 37 | "The Flip Side" | David Darlington Darren Gross Jim Pierson | Cody Quijano-Schell | Maggie Evans Amy Jennings Carolyn Stoddard Sabrina Stuart | 1:01:55 | 25 September 2013 (2013-09-25) | BFPDSCDAD37 |
| 38 | "Beyond the Grave" | David Darlington Darren Gross Jim Pierson | Aaron Lamont | Maggie Evans Eve Amy Jennings Danielle Roget Carolyn Stoddard | 55:25 | 31 October 2013 (2013-10-31) | BFPDSCDAD38 |
| 39 | "Curtain Call" | David Darlington Joseph Lidster | David Lemon | Leticia Faye Gerard Stiles | 1:04:20 | 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31) | BFPDSCDAD39 |
| 40 | "The Harvest of Souls" | David Darlington Darren Gross | James Goss | Nicholas Blair Maggie Evans | 1:17:47 | 18 February 2014 (2014-02-18) | BFPDSCDAD40 |
| 41 | "The Happier Dead" | David Darlington Darren Gross | Adam Usden | Maggie Evans Amy Jennings Carolyn Stoddard Sabrina Stuart | 1:12:56 | 21 March 2014 (2014-03-21) | BFPDSCDAD41 |
| 42 | "Carriage of the Damned" | David Darlington Darren Gross | Alan Flanagan | Amy Jennings Gerard Stiles Hallie Stokes Sabrina Stuart | 1:05:35 | 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) | BFPDSCDAD42 |
| 43 | "The Devil Cat" | David Darlington Darren Gross | Mark Thomas Passmore | Angelique Bouchard Tony Peterson | 1:17:38 | 29 May 2014 (2014-05-29) | BFPDSCDAD43 |
| 44 | "The Darkest Shadow" | David Darlington Joseph Lidster | Nev Fountain | Quentin Collins Amanda Harris | 2:21:58 | 10 July 2014 (2014-07-10) | BFPDSCDAD44 |
| 45 | "Panic" | Joseph Lidster Jim Pierson | Roy Gill | Quentin Collins | 1:05:08 | 8 May 2015 (2015-05-08) | BFPDSCDAD45 |
| 46 | "The Curse of Shurafa" | Ursula Burton David Darlington | Rob Morris | Barnabas Collins Amy Jennings | 1:15:09 | 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) | BFPDSCDAD46 |
| 47 | "In the Twinkling of an Eye" | David Darlington Jim Pierson | Penelope Faith | TBA | 1:02:26 | 22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) | BFPDSCDAD47 |
| 48 | "Deliver Us From Evil" | Ursula Burton David Darlington | Aaron Lamont | Amy Jennings Cyrus Longworth Danielle Roget Carolyn Stoddard Sabrina Stuart | 1:09:54 | 26 August 2015 (2015-08-26) | BFPDSCDAD48 |
| 49 | "Tainted Love" | Joseph Lidster | Daniel Collard | David Collins Amy Jennings Hallie Stokes | 1:17:35 | 23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) | BFPDSCDAD49 |
| 50 | "…And Red All Over" | David Darlington Jim Pierson | Cody Schell | Burke Devlin Maggie Evans | 50:07 | 27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) | BFPDSCDAD50 |

### Bloodlust Miniseries

In 2015, a miniseries, entitled “Bloodlust”, consisted of thirteen episodes released in twice-weekly downloadable installments as to emulate the original soap opera format of the show.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| TBA | "Bloodlust: Volume 1" "Snowflake" Episodes 1-6 | Ursula Burton David Darlington | Alan Flanagan Will Howells Joseph Lidster | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins David Collins Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Amy Jennings | 3:39:42 | 27 January 2015 (2015-01-27) | BFPDSBLCD01 |
| TBA | "Bloodlust: Volume 2" Episodes 7-13 | Ursula Burton David Darlington | Alan Flanagan Will Howells Joseph Lidster | Angelique Bouchard Barnabas Collins David Collins Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Amy Jennings Willie Loomis Carolyn Stoddard | 4:33:03 | 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) | BFPDSBLCD02 |

### Bloodline Miniseries

The follow-up to “Bloodlust” was another thirteen-episode miniseries. It was released in 2019.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| TBA | "Bloodline: Volume 1" Episodes 1-6 | Ursula Burton David Darlington Joseph Lidster | Aaron Lamont Will Howells Alan Flanagan Rob Morris | Amy Jennings Barnabas Collins Carolyn Stoddard Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Dr Julia Hoffman Sabrina Jennings | 3:35:00 | April 2019 (2019-04) | BFPDSBLINECD01 |
| TBA | "Bloodline: Volume 2" Episodes 7-13 | Ursula Burton David Darlington Joseph Lidster | Aaron Lamont Will Howells Alan Flanagan Rob Morris | Amy Jennings Barnabas Collins Carolyn Stoddard Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Dr Julia Hoffman Sabrina Jennings | 4:56:00 | May 2019 (2019-05) | BFPDSBLINECD02 |

### The Tony & Cassandra Mysteries

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Series 1" "The Mystery at Crucifix Heights" "The Mystery of La Danse Macabre" "The Mystery of Flight 493" "The Mystery of Karmina Sonata" | David Darlington Darren Gross Joseph Lidster | Philip Meeks Zara Symes Alan Flanagan Aaron Lamont | Tony Peterson Cassandra Collins | TBA | October 2017 (2017-10) | BFPDSCD16 |
| 2 | "Series 2" "The Mystery of Stone Heart Studios" "The Mystery of West Vale Sanitarium" "The Mystery of Apartment 493" "The Mystery of the Soulmates Hotel" | David Darlington Alan Flanagan Darren Gross Joseph Lidster | Philip Meeks Joshua J. Price & Tanja Milojevic Alan Flanagan Grace Knight | Tony Peterson Cassandra Collins | TBA | November 2018 (2018-11) | BFPDSCD18 |
| 3 | "Series 3" "The Mystery of the Grandest Order" "The Mystery of the Fisherman’s Wife" "The Mystery of a Mother’s Love" "The Mystery of the Jack-in-the-Box" | David Darlington Darren Gross Joseph Lidster | Aaron Lamont Jessica Smith William Proudler Zara Symes | Tony Peterson Cassandra Collins | TBA | October 2019 (2019-10) | BFPDSCD19 |

### Short story collections

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Running Time | Release Date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "Echoes of the Past" "Trask the Exorcist" "The Missing Reel" "Lunar Tides" "Confession" | Ursula Burton | Jerry Lacy Ian Farrington Philip Meeks Paul Phipps | Reverend Trask Quentin Collins Maggie Evans Angelique Bouchard | 2:28:47 | 27 June 2016 (2016-06-27) | BFPDSCD10 |
| 2 | "Haunting Memories" "Hell Wind" "Communion" "The Ghost Ship" "A Face from the Past" | Darren Gross | Marcy Robin Adam Usden Lara Parker Kay Stonham | Josette DuPres Gregory Trask Angelique Bouchard Elizabeth Collins Stoddard | 2:26:15 | 8 December 2016 (2016-12-08) | BFPDSCD11 |
| 3 | "Phantom Melodies" "Last Orders at the Blue Whale" "The Scarlet Bride" "On the Line" "In a Broken Dream" | Andrew Collins David Darlington Jim Pierson | Rob Morris Ian Atkins Ian Farrington Penelope Faith | Harry Johnson Barnabas Collins Carolyn Stoddard Amy Jennings | 2:31:41 | 20 February 2017 (2017-02-20) | BFPDSCD12 |
| 4 | "Dreams of Long Ago" "The Reflected Man" "Old Acquaintance" "Devil’s Rock" "Cobwebs" | David Darlington Jim Pierson | Alan Ronald Matthew Waterhouse Kate Webster Aaron Lamont | Sabrina Stuart Quentin Collins Barnabas Collins Willie Loomis Sebastian Shaw | TBA | May 2017 (2017-05) | BFPDSCD13 |
| 5 | "Love Lives On" "Tuesdays and Thursdays" "The Velvet Room" "Behind Closed Doors" "The Suitcase" | Darren Gross Joseph Lidster Jim Pierson | Cody Schell Antonio Rastelli Paul Phipps Alan Flanagan | Timothy Eliot Stokes Janet Findley Gerard Stiles Hallie Stokes Sabrina Stuart Cyrus Longworth | TBA | July 2017 (2017-07) | BFPDSCD14 |
| 6 | "Shadows of the Night" "Trio" "Honeymoon From Hell" "Retreat" "1:53 AM" | David Darlington Jim Pierson | Nick Myles Antoni Pearce Daniel Hinchliffe Lila Whelan | Carolyn Stoddard Cyrus Longworth Sabrina Stuart Amy Jennings | TBA | December 2017 (2017-12) | BFPDSCD15 |
| 7 | "Maggie & Quentin: The Lovers' Refrain" "The Girl Beneath The Water " "The Sand That Speaks His Name" "The Hollow Winds That Beckon" "The Paper To The Flame" | David Darlington Darren Goss Joseph Lidster | Lila Whelan Mark Thomas Passmore Cody Schell Alan Flanagan | Maggie Evans Quentin Collins | TBA | June 2018 (2018-06) | BFPDSCD17 |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| Scribe Awards | 2013 | Best Audio | The Eternal Actress | Won |
| Scribe Awards | 2013 | Best Audio | Dress Me | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2014 | Best Audio | The Phantom Bride | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2014 | Best Audio | The Flip Side | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2015 | Best Audio | The Darkest Shadow | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2015 | Best Audio | The Devil Cat | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2016 | Best Audio | Bloodlust | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2016 | Best Audio | In the Twinkling of an Eye | Nominated |
| Scribe Awards | 2017 | Best Audio | Blood & Fire | Won |
| Scribe Awards | 2019 | Best Audio | The Girl Beneath the Water | Nominated |
| BBC Audio Drama Awards | 2016 | Best Online Only Audio Drama | Dark Shadows: Bloodlust | Nominated |