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Father Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that aired from January 20, 1989 to May 2, 1991. Prior to the series, a TV movie aired on November 30, 1987. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC for its last two seasons.
Original Release
01/20/1989 on NBC
US Release
01/20/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom Bosley | Father Frank Dowling / Blane Dowling / O'Downey / Frank |
| Tracy Nelson | Sister Stephanie 'Steve' Oskowski / Sister 'Steve Oskowski / Cara Winston / Sister Steve Oskowski / Mary Catherine Ignatius |
| Mary Wickes | Marie Murkin / Maggie |
| James Stephens | Father Philip Prestwick / Private Eye |
| Regina Krueger | Sgt. Clancy / Detective Clancy |
| Dick O'Neill | Lieutenant Foster |
| Louis Guss | Mr. Corbini |
| Michael C. Gwynne | Lt. McGuire / Packer |
| John Aprea | Peter Luciani |
| Lindsay Frost | Kathy Luciani |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Royal Mystery | Thursday, 20 September 1990 |
| 2 | The Medical Mystery | Thursday, 27 September 1990 |
| 3 | The Devil & the Deep Blue Sea Mystery | Thursday, 04 October 1990 |
| 4 | The Showgirl Mystery | Thursday, 18 October 1990 |
| 5 | The Movie Mystery | Thursday, 25 October 1990 |
| 6 | The Undercover Nun Mystery | Thursday, 01 November 1990 |
| 7 | The Murder Weekend Mystery | Thursday, 08 November 1990 |
| 8 | The Reasonable Doubt Mystery | Thursday, 15 November 1990 |
| 9 | The Vanishing Victim Mystery | Thursday, 29 November 1990 |
| 10 | The Christmas Mystery | Thursday, 13 December 1990 |
| 11 | The Fugitive Priest Mystery | Thursday, 03 January 1991 |
| 12 | The Substitute Sister Mystery | Thursday, 10 January 1991 |
| 13 | The Missing Witness Mystery | Thursday, 17 January 1991 |
| 14 | The Prodigal Son Mystery | Thursday, 31 January 1991 |
| 15 | The Moving Target Mystery | Thursday, 07 February 1991 |
| 16 | The Priest Killer Mystery | Thursday, 14 February 1991 |
| 17 | The Mummy's Curse Mystery | Thursday, 21 February 1991 |
| 18 | The Monkey Business Mystery | Thursday, 07 March 1991 |
| 19 | The Hardboiled Mystery | Thursday, 28 March 1991 |
| 20 | The Malibu Mystery | Thursday, 04 April 1991 |
| 21 | The Consulting Detective Mystery | Thursday, 25 April 1991 |
| 22 | The Joyful Noise Mystery | Thursday, 24 January 1991 |
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Directors
Christopher Hibler, James Frawley, Charles S. Dubin, Seymour Robbie, Ron Satlof, Russ Mayberry, Robert Scheerer, Alan Cooke, Bob Bralver, Sharron Miller, David Moessinger, Peter Ellis, Harry Harris
Writers
Joel Steiger, Ralph McInerny, Dean Hargrove, Gerry Conway, Joyce Burditt, Brian Clemens, Robert Schlitt, Doc Barnett, Robert Hamilton, Michael Reaves, Leslie Daryl Zerg, Richard De Roy, Jim McGrath, Rob Gilmer, David Hoffman, William T. Conway, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack Burditt, Barbara Esensten, Wayne Berwick, Roberto Loiederman, James H. Brown, Lincoln Kibbee, Diana Kopald Marcus, Jeri Taylor
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom Bosley | Father Frank Dowling / Blane Dowling / O'Downey / Frank |
| Tracy Nelson | Sister Stephanie 'Steve' Oskowski / Sister 'Steve Oskowski / Cara Winston / Sister Steve Oskowski / Mary Catherine Ignatius |
| Mary Wickes | Marie Murkin / Maggie |
| James Stephens | Father Philip Prestwick / Private Eye |
| Regina Krueger | Sgt. Clancy / Detective Clancy |
| Dick O'Neill | Lieutenant Foster |
| Louis Guss | Mr. Corbini |
| Michael C. Gwynne | Lt. McGuire / Packer |
| John Aprea | Peter Luciani |
| Lindsay Frost | Kathy Luciani |
| Martin Hewitt | John Luciani |
| S.A. Griffin | Bruno Olsen / Harry |
| Andreas Katsulas | Assistant District Attorney Douglas |
| Deborah Wakeham | Beth |
| Jack Bannon | Gordon Powell / Spaulding |
| Pat Mahoney | Burt / Officer |
| J.W. Smith | Slick |
| Rich Beall | Pete / Sal |
| Joseph Whipp | Tom Freamont / Tom Fremont |
| Stanley Kamel | Leo Chaplin / Ron Baylor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Fred Silverman | Executive Producer |
| Dean Hargrove | Executive Producer |
| Barry Steinberg | Producer |
| Robert Schlitt | Producer |
| Joyce Burditt | Producer |
| Victoria LaFortune | Producer |
| Tim King | Producer |
| Gerry Conway | Producer |
| David Solomon | Producer |
| Robert Hamilton | Producer |
Editors
Nell Arnold, Tom Pryor, Dennis Dolan, Marsh Hendry, Michael B. Hoggan, Carter DeHaven, Sonny Baskin, Jeff Cahn, Robert Souders, George W. Brooks
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |
