Watch Father Dowling Mysteries Season 1 Episode 1: Fatal Confession

Season 1, Episode 1 Fatal Confession

First Aired: November 30, 1987

In the series pilot, suicide is blamed for a parishioner's death, but Dowling (Tom Bosley) thinks it was murder. Part 1 of two. Sada Thompson. Sen. Erdain: Leslie Nielsen. Patricia Erdain: Susan Blakely. Marie: Mary Wickes. Robinson: Peter Scolari.

Guest Cast

Susan Blakely Patricia Erdain

Sada Thompson Maria Pello

Peter Scolari Robinson

Leslie Nielsen Sen. Erdain

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Premiered: January 4, 1990
Rating: TV-PG
Premise: A Chicago priest teams with a streetwise nun to solve crimes in this lighthearted detective series based on novels by Ralph McInerny. The pilot was a 1987 made-for-TV movie on NBC, which also aired the series' first season. It then moved to ABC for the res… (more)