Father Dowling Mysteries

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ABC (ended 1991)

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Status: Ended
Premiered: Nov 30, 1987

The show began as an NBC Made for TV Movie in 1987 and the show was to have begun weekly in 1988 though because of a writer's strike in 1988 it didn't begin weekly until 1989. After it's 1st season the show left NBC and ABC took the show from 1990 until 1991. The show was based upon characters from The Father Dowling Mystery books written by Ralph McInerny. First Telecast: November 30, 1987 Last Telecast: May 2, 1991 Episodes: 1 TV Movie, 42 Episodesmoreless

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S 3 : Ep 22	The Joyful Noise Mystery	Aired 5/2/91
S 3 : Ep 21	The Consulting Detective Mystery	Aired 4/25/91
S 3 : Ep 20	The Malibu Mystery	Aired 4/4/91
S 3 : Ep 19	The Hard Boiled Mystery	Aired 3/28/91
S 3 : Ep 18	The Monkey Business Mystery	Aired 3/7/91

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James Stephens

Father Philip Prestwick

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Tom Bosley

Father Frank Dowling

8.9
Tracy Nelson

Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski

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A better-than-average amateur sleuth show, that rivaled "Murder, She Wrote" and "Diagnosis: Murder"

7.5

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By jamoon2006, Feb 08, 2007

"Father Dowling" had all the ingredients for a successful, light-hearted mystery. An amiable sleuth, good mysteries and a neat hook. In this case, the detective was a priest who stumbled into crimes in and out of his parish. It helped that veteran actor (and former "Murder, She Wrote" sheriff) Tom Bosley was perfectly cast as Father Dowling. It's a shame this show was (by Bosley's admission) prematurely cancelled by ABC. It could have had a run to rival some of its similar shows in the genre. One idea - there was a point where several older TV detectives guested on "Diagnosis Murder." Too bad Father Frank Dowling could not have made an appearance to solve a case or two with Mark Sloan!moreless
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