Father Dowling Mysteries

  • 1990
  • TV Show
  • TV-PG

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 rest of its run.

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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.

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Peter Scolari Robinson
Maria Pello
Leslie Nielsen Sen. Erdain
Patricia 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)
Cast
Tom Bosley Tom Bosley Father Frank Dowling
Tracy Nelson Sister Stephanie
James Stephens Father Prestwick
Mary Wickes Marie
Regina Krueger Sgt. Clancy

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