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Overview[]

Father Francis Dowling is a fine Catholic priest in Chicago who has a unfortunate habit of stumbling across all manner of murders in his not-so-quiet parish which is a hotbed for all manner of criminal activities. A natural detective, he often uses his God given gifts to help solve these crimes, ably assisted by Sister Steve who uses her former talents as a streetwise car thief to do his legwork for him.

Father Dowling Mysteries was a short-lived American produced murder mystery TV series starring Tom Bosley and Tracey Nelson who reprised their roles from the 1987 made-for-TV movie, Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery in 1987 which functioned as the pilot for the series.

The series was based upon the "Father Dowling" novels by the late Ralph McInerny. However Father Dowling Mysteries was not especially popular thanks to the fact that a singular case was divided into two weekly episodes and did not bother to conceal the true identity of the murderer from the audience.

The series was cancelled on NBC after a single brief season of 8 episodes but was picked up by rival TV network ABC as a midseason replacement which also reworked the format but still failed to attract audiences and was cancelled after a third and controversial season which tried to introduce more theological themes to the mysteries which offended numerous viewers.

Notable Characters[]

  • Father Francis Dowling
  • Sister Stephanie "Steve" Oskowski
  • Marie Murkin
  • Father Phillip Prestwick
  • Sgt. Clancy

Plot Summary[]

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Episode Guide[]

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External Links[]

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