A blessed team

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Television series
German title A blessed team
Original title Father Dowling Mysteries
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1987-1991
length 60 minutes
Episodes 45
genre Detective film
idea Dean Hargrove ,
Joel Steiger
music Dick De Benedictis
First broadcast November 30, 1987 ( ABC )
German-language
first broadcast		 September 1991 ( Pro 7 )
occupation

A Blessed Team is an American crime series that was produced in three seasons and comprises a total of 45 episodes.

action

Frank Dowling is a Roman Catholic priest who heads a small community in Chicago . He is assisted by his housekeeper, Marie Gillespie, and the young novice, Sister Stephanie.

The three of them have the ability to get involved in criminal cases of all kinds and hunt with united forces, but also with the necessary faith, murderers, thieves and juveniles who have committed criminal offenses.

Background information

The series is based on the " Father Dowling Mysteries " crime novels by the American writer Ralph McInerny (1929-2010). While Father Dowling in the novel is a former alcoholic who still has information and contacts to the criminal scene from his time before his ordination, this mediator role in the television series takes on the character of Sister Stephanie, for whom there is no equivalent in the novels.

At first, A Blessed Team wasn't designed as a series at all. The pilot film, which was broadcast on November 30, 1987, was followed by a great response, so that after more than a year, on January 20, 1989, the first regular episode of the series was broadcast.

Similar to diagnosis: murder or murder is their hobby , the protagonists try to solve the criminal cases with humor and charm instead of violence - a success of the series. Nevertheless, the interest of the audience quickly waned, so that on May 2, 1991 the last episode was broadcast.

The first season was shot in Denver . The budget forced the two following seasons to be recorded in Los Angeles . Pastor Dowling's Church is located at 3621 Humboldt Street in Denver.

The German speakers

Award

1991 was the episode The Consulting Detective Mystery (German title:. A role model in transition ) and the composer Bruce Babcock in the category Best Music in a series for the Emmy nominated.

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