Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)

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Father Dowling is a sleuthing parish priest from Chicago who investigates baffling crimes

• Released: 1989-01-20
• Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
• Seasons: 3, 43 episodes
• Episode length: 48m
• Network: ABC, NBC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 27 votes

Created by Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger.

Top cast

• Tom Bosley as Father Frank Dowling
• Tracy Nelson as Sister Stephanie 'Steve' Oskowski
• James Stephens as Father Philip Prestwick
• Mary Wickes as Marie Murkin

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