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The Best Episodes of Darkroom Season 1

Every episode of Darkroom Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Darkroom Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Darkroom Season 1 Episode 1 - Closed Circuit
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    #1 - Closed Circuit

    S1:E1

    A TV newsman (Robert Webber) finds he is being replaced -- by his projected image.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Alan Brennert

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  2. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 2 - Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back
    6.9/10(67 votes)

    #2 - Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back

    S1:E2

    A man (Lawrence Pressman) discovers his child's crystal radio is receiving clear broadcasts -- from 1942.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 3 - The Bogeyman Will Get You
    6.9/10(68 votes)

    #3 - The Bogeyman Will Get You

    S1:E3

    A teenager (Quinn Cummings) believes she's discovered a vampire (Randolph Powell).

    Director:John McPherson
    Writer:Robert Bloch

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  4. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 4 - Uncle George
    7.8/10(66 votes)

    #4 - Uncle George

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  5. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 5 - Needlepoint
    6.5/10(48 votes)

    #5 - Needlepoint

    S1:E5

    A woman (Esther Rolle) uses voodoo to avenge her granddaughter's death.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 6 - Siege of 31 August
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    #6 - Siege of 31 August

    S1:E6

    A farmer (Ronny Cox) is tormented by his memories of war when his son's toy soldiers come to life.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  7. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 7 - A Quiet Funeral
    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #7 - A Quiet Funeral

    S1:E7

    A quiet funeral is the setting for a double-crossed forger's revenge.

    Director:Curtis Harrington
    Writer:Robert Bloch

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  8. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 8 - Make Up
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Make Up

    S1:E8

    A magic makeup case transforms a loser (Billy Crystal) into a winner.

    Director:Curtis Harrington
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 9 - The Partnership
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #9 - The Partnership

    S1:E9

    An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town.

    Director:John McPherson
    Writer:Christopher Crowe

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  10. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 10 - Daisies
    5.7/10(46 votes)

    #10 - Daisies

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  11. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 11 - Catnip
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Catnip

    S1:E11

    A ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat.

    Director:Jeffrey Bloom
    Writer:Robert Bloch

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  12. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 12 - Lost in Translation
    6.2/10(42 votes)

    #12 - Lost in Translation

    S1:E12

    An archaeology professor (Andrew Prine) seeks power over others through a magic formula.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  13. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 13 - Guillotine
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #13 - Guillotine

    S1:E13

    A 19th-century Frenchwoman tries to save her lover from the guillotine.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Peter Allan Fields

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  14. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 14 - Exit Line
    6.3/10(45 votes)

    #14 - Exit Line

    S1:E14

    An aspiring actor (Stan Shaw) takes revenge on an acerbic critic (Samantha Eggar).

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  15. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 15 - Who's There?
    6.3/10(41 votes)

    #15 - Who's There?

    S1:E15

    A husband (Michael Lembeck) sets a trap for his unfaithful wife (Dianne Kay).

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writer:Brian Clemens

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  16. Darkroom Season 1 Episode 16 - The Rarest of Wines
    6.1/10(44 votes)

    #16 - The Rarest of Wines

    S1:E16

    Son (Henry Polic II) is unhappy about what he received in the will of his recently deceased mother.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Gerald K. Siegel

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Closed Circuit" is the best rated episode of "Darkroom" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Rick Rosenthal and written by Alan Brennert, it aired on 11/27/1981. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Stay Tuned, We'll Be Right Back".