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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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Sada Thompson Maria Pello
Susan Blakely Patricia Erdain
Peter Scolari Robinson
Leslie Nielsen Sen. Erdain

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  • Premiered: January 4, 1990
  • Rating: None
  • 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 Tracy Nelson Sister Stephanie
James Stephens James Stephens Father Prestwick
Mary Wickes Mary Wickes Marie
Regina Krueger Regina Krueger Sgt. Clancy

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