A good-hearted frontiersman dresses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager. Father Murphy, an NBC series about an 1870s gold miner who occasionally pretends to be a Catholic priest in order to keep officials from closing his orphanage school, premiered in a special two-hour presentation on Tuesday. Nov. 3 1981. Merlin Olsen stars in the title role.
Show Info
Network: NBC
(1981 -
1983)
Schedule: Tuesdays
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
DramaFamilyWestern
Episodes ordered: 13 episodes
Created by:
Michael Landon
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
The Matchmakers
Episode 2x13; Sep 18, 1983
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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2x13: The Matchmakers | Sep 18, 1983 | |
2x12: The Rockets' Red Glare | Jun 1, 1983 | |
2x11: Sweet Sixteen | Dec 28, 1982 |