Father Dowling Mysteries
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Father Dowling Mysteries is an American television series that follows a crime-solving Catholic priest and his assistant as they investigate murders and other mysteries.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery | 1 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries television series | 1 |
| Father Dowling mystery novels | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American television series
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crime drama television series ⓘ mystery television series ⓘ |
| assistantCharacterPortrayedBy | Tracy Nelson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Father Dowling character created by Ralph McInerny
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Father Dowling Mysteries self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Father Dowling mystery novels
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| broadcastDecade |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| character |
Father Frank Dowling
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Marie ⓘ Sister Stephanie Oskowski ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| characterRole |
assistant nun
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crime-solving priest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Dean Hargrove ⓘ |
| developer | Dean Hargrove ⓘ |
| distribution | television broadcast ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1989 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasFormat | syndicated reruns ⓘ |
| housekeeperCharacterPortrayedBy | Mary Wickes ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1991 ⓘ |
| laterRunNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Tom Bosley ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting a priest as a detective ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 43 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
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NBC ⓘ |
| originalRunStartNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pilotFormat | television film ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Father Dowling Mysteries
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
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| productionCompany | Viacom Productions ⓘ |
| setting |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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| starring |
Mary Wickes
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Tom Bosley ⓘ Tracy Nelson ⓘ |
| targetAudience | primetime television viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholic clergy
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murder investigations ⓘ mystery solving ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sister Stephanie Oskowski
this entity surface form:
Father Dowling mystery novels
Sister Stephanie Oskowski in Father Dowling Mysteries
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firstAppearanceMedium
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Father Dowling Mysteries
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subject surface form:
Sister Stephanie Oskowski
this entity surface form:
Father Dowling Mysteries television series
this entity surface form:
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery