Blood Dance

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Blood Dance
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDark Shadows
Release no.11
Written by Stephen Mark Rainey
Directed byDarren Gross
Produced byStuart Manning
Jason Haigh-Ellery
Length68 minutes

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Contents

Plot

Chicago, 1929: Quentin Collins encounters a mysterious nightclub owner.

Quentin Collins

Quentin Collins is the name of several characters featured in the 1966–1971 ABC cult TV Gothic horror-soap opera Dark Shadows. All variations of the character have been played by actor David Selby.

Cast

David Selby actor

David Lynn Selby is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for playing Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows (1968–71), and Richard Channing in the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest (1982–90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981–82), and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980). Also a published writer, Selby has written several books including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry.

This play sees the return of original series actor Lisa Richards to the world of Dark Shadows after forty years. [1]

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References

  1. "Lisa Richards returns to Dark Shadows". Big Finish Productions. 2010.