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Father Dowling Mysteries: Created by Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger. With Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson, Mary Wickes, James Stephens. An amiable, inquisitive Chicago priest moonlights as a detective and is assisted by a rather worldly, lock-picking nun.
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The show is based upon characters created by Ralph McInerny in a series of mystery novels, but neither the pilot TV movie nor the subsequent regular season episodes are actual adaptations of any of McInerny's stories. The show was also heavily influenced by G. K. Chesterton's Father Brownnovels. The series was developed for television by Dean Hargr...
Father Francis ("Frank") Dowling (Tom Bosley) is a Catholic priest who continually stumbles upon murders, abductions and other crimes in his parish (the fictional Parish of St Michael's) in Chicago, Illinois. Because of the Chicago connection, many of the cases are mob-related. His legal first name of Francis is revealed in the episode The Movie My...
After its first season, NBC cancelled the show. It was picked up by ABC and aired for two more seasons. In total, Father Dowling Mysteriescomprises a 2-hour TV movie plus 43 one-hour episodes.
Lovece, Frank, The Television Yearbook: Complete, Detailed Listings for the 1990-1991 Season (Putnam / Perigee, 1991) ISBN 0-399-51702-2
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- 43 + 1 TV movie (list of episodes)
- November 30, 1987 (TV movie), January 20, 1989 –, May 2, 1991
Feb 9, 2012 · Find out how to watch Father Dowling Mysteries. Stream the latest seasons and episodes, watch trailers, and more for Father Dowling Mysteries at TV Guide.
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This is a list of episodes for the television series Father Dowling Mysteries. Series overview [ edit ] All three seasons and the TV-movie have been released on DVD by Paramount Home Video .
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"The Missing Body Mystery: Parts 1 & 2"Christopher Hibler22"The Missing Body Mystery: Parts 1 & 2"Christopher Hibler33"The What Do You Call a Call Girl ...44"The Man Who Came to Dinner Mystery"Alan CookeFather Dowling Mysteries. Top-rated. Thu, Feb 21, 1991. S3.E17. The Mummy's Curse Mystery. When Father Dowling and Sister Steve discover an ancient Egyptian curse while visiting a Pharaoh's burial chamber at the Chicago museum they attempt to uncover the mystery surrounding the statue given to Frank from the murdered man.
Jun 6, 2017 · Father Dowling Mysteries: The Complete Series Catholic priest Father Frank Dowling (Tom Bosley) continually stumbles over murders, abductions and other high crimes in his hometown of Chicago. Assisted by street-smart Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski (Tracy Nelson), wherever the holy duo go, someone usually turns up dead.
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arrow_forward. Father Frank Dowling isn't your typical priest. He often ends up investigating crimes, including murders and abductions, that he comes across in his Chicago parish. Assisting him...
