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Catholic priest Father Frank Dowling (Tom Bosley) continually stumbles over murders, abductions and all manner of crimes in his hometown of Chicago. Assisted by street-smart nun Sister Stephanie Steve Oskowski (Tracy Nelson), wherever the holy duo go, someone usually turns up dead. While the local police are quick to find a likely suspect, the snooping priest just as quickly finds a good reason to take a closer look. Now for the first time on DVD, this three disc collection includes all eight episodes of the first series, including the Original TV Pilot Movie
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Matahari
Format:DVD
Father Dowling Investigates is a television series that aired for three season (Jan 20, 89 - May 2, 91), and stars Tom Bosley (as "Father Frank Dowling") and Tracy Nelson (as "Sister 'Steve' Oskowski) as principle characters in an unlikely profession for solving murders.
The 'Holy Duo' are continually stumbling over abductions, murder, and other crimes in his hometown of Chicago. Join Father Dowling and Sister Steve as they solve crimes in this family-friendly mystery series.
PRINCIPLE CAST
Tom Bosley - "Father Frank Dowling"
Tracy Nelson - "Sister 'Steve' Oskowski"
Mary Wickes - "Marie Murkin"
The special guest stars in this two disc set include:
Susan Blakely, Mark Arnott, Kevin Crowley, Leslie Neilson, Peter Scolari, Robert Prescott, Barbara Stock, Robert Waldon, Jennifer Edwards, James Noble, David L. Lander, William R. Moses, Harriet Hilliard, Granville Van Dusan, Martin Hewitt, Diana Ladd, Susan Edwards, Michael Halsey, Malcolm Danare, Robert Torti, Jenny Robertson, Casey Biggs, Rebecca Staab and many more!
The episode list is as follows:
(DISC 1)
1. FATAL CONFESSION (ORIGINAL TV PILOT MOVIE) - The pilot episode finds Father Dowling and Sister Steve investigating the apparent suicide of a former parishioner. In between saying Mass, hearing confessions and managing the softball team, Father Dowling somehow finds time to conduct his own investigation.
2. THE MISSING BODY MYSTERY - Father Dowling lands on the wrong side of the FBI after a dying man falls dead at his feet. Father Dowling puts the church in a bad light when he insists on tracking down the killer.
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The 'Holy Duo' are continually stumbling over abductions, murder, and other crimes in his hometown of Chicago. Join Father Dowling and Sister Steve as they solve crimes in this family-friendly mystery series.
PRINCIPLE CAST
Tom Bosley - "Father Frank Dowling"
Tracy Nelson - "Sister 'Steve' Oskowski"
Mary Wickes - "Marie Murkin"
The special guest stars in this two disc set include:
Susan Blakely, Mark Arnott, Kevin Crowley, Leslie Neilson, Peter Scolari, Robert Prescott, Barbara Stock, Robert Waldon, Jennifer Edwards, James Noble, David L. Lander, William R. Moses, Harriet Hilliard, Granville Van Dusan, Martin Hewitt, Diana Ladd, Susan Edwards, Michael Halsey, Malcolm Danare, Robert Torti, Jenny Robertson, Casey Biggs, Rebecca Staab and many more!
The episode list is as follows:
(DISC 1)
1. FATAL CONFESSION (ORIGINAL TV PILOT MOVIE) - The pilot episode finds Father Dowling and Sister Steve investigating the apparent suicide of a former parishioner. In between saying Mass, hearing confessions and managing the softball team, Father Dowling somehow finds time to conduct his own investigation.
2. THE MISSING BODY MYSTERY - Father Dowling lands on the wrong side of the FBI after a dying man falls dead at his feet. Father Dowling puts the church in a bad light when he insists on tracking down the killer.
3.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Matahari
Format:DVD
I will not use this review space to write a synopsis of this wonderful classic (as this was already WONDERFULLY done by the previous reviewer C. KINGSWELL), except that I am sorry to report that this region one release picture quality is unfortunately very subpar.....it was a great disappointment when I received them on release day and sat down to watch them only to realize that it had almost a VHS type quality to it. I am hoping that the ACORN release of region 2 (slated for a release date of June 18) will have a remastered picture quality. There are however, closed captioning for the hearing impaired on this region 1 release thank goodness. 5 stars for the show - 3 stars for very poor picture quality.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Deb
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Classic series and good to watch after long shift at work. Well written and loveable characters. Good quality picture and sound. Well pleased.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By C. Kingswell
Format:DVD
Tom Bosley makes an unlikely parish priest and Tracy Nelson an unlikely nun in this excellent detective series. Father Frank Dowling is a Catholic priest serving a district of Chicago. How he finds the time is anybody's guess, but apart from his parochial duties, he likes to involve himself in the solving of murders which happen all too often in and around the area in which he lives. Aiding him in his investigations is a young streetwise nun called Sister Stephanie who was brought up in a tough neighbourhood and is all too familiar with criminal behaviour.
Bosley and Nelson make a great team and have an excellent rapport.
Other members of the cast are James Stephens as Father Prestwick, an amiable but somewhat ambitious young priest who tends to get on everyone's nerves, veteran actress Mary Wickes as grouchy cook and housekeeper Marie, and Regina Krueger as Police Sgt.Clancy who invariably arrives in the nick of time when Father Dowling has got himself into a tight corner.
Great stuff in the same vein as 'Murder She Wrote' and 'Diagnosis Murder'. At times, the series ventures into fantasy, and in some episodes you get two Bosleys for the price of one when he plays not only Father Dowling but also his twin brother who, unfortunately, has criminal tendencies. The superb theme music was composed by Dick DeBenedictis.
Bosley and Nelson make a great team and have an excellent rapport.
Other members of the cast are James Stephens as Father Prestwick, an amiable but somewhat ambitious young priest who tends to get on everyone's nerves, veteran actress Mary Wickes as grouchy cook and housekeeper Marie, and Regina Krueger as Police Sgt.Clancy who invariably arrives in the nick of time when Father Dowling has got himself into a tight corner.
Great stuff in the same vein as 'Murder She Wrote' and 'Diagnosis Murder'. At times, the series ventures into fantasy, and in some episodes you get two Bosleys for the price of one when he plays not only Father Dowling but also his twin brother who, unfortunately, has criminal tendencies. The superb theme music was composed by Dick DeBenedictis.
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I got this dvd box shortly after ordering ist. Unfortunately some other dvd boxes about the Father Dowling series is not available for Region 2 (Europe) but only for Region 1 (USA and Canada). Hopefully this will be the case some day soon. Nevertheless I am happy that at least this dvd box was made for Region 2.
By Emma Benson
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bought this for my mam, and some parts look blurred, some parts also look out of sync, not sure if its cause its old or what, disc 1 worse than 2 and 3
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is so lovely to watch. It makes me feel all warm inside. I want the other series too! The number of surprising and un-nunlike skills that Sister Stephanie has grows every episode.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Red Rose
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Simple, honest entertainment, which is probably considered dated, but is a good contrast to the violent rubbish produced in 2012
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