Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries
Genre	Crime drama Mystery
Based on	Characters from the Father Dowling Mystery Books by Ralph McInerny
Developed by	Dean Hargrove Joel Steiger
Starring	Tom Bosley Tracy Nelson James Stephens Mary Wickes
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	43 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	46 minutes (per episode)
Production companies	The Fred Silverman Company Dean Hargrove Productions Viacom Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 20 (1989-01-20) – March 10, 1989 (1989-03-10)
Network	ABC
Release	January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)
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Father Dowling Mysteries, known as Father Dowling Investigates in the United Kingdom,^[1] is an American mystery television series first aired from January 20, 1989, to May 2, 1991. The series was preceded by the 1987 television movie Fatal Confession. NBC aired the first season, while ABC broadcast two additional seasons.

The premise follows Catholic priest Father Dowling, who solves murders, abductions, and other mysteries in his Chicago parish, assisted by young streetwise nun Sister Stephanie, despite hindrance from the Bishop's representative Father Prestwick.