Father Murphy

Name: Father Murphy
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1981-11-03
Rating: 8.125
Cast: Merlin Olsen, Moses Gunn, Kellie Martin, Amanda Peterson, Timothy Gibbs

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WesternDrama

Creator:Michael Landon

A good-hearted frontiersman poses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager.

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StatusEnded

First AiredNovember 3, 1981

Last AiredSeptember 18, 1983

Episode Runtime1sa

Seasons2

Episodes35

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

orphan period drama 19th century

Production Companies

Michael Landon Productions

Networks

Last Episode

S2 E13 • 9/18/1983

The Matchmakers

The kids decide Moses needs some romance in his life, so they send away for a mail-order bride. Her arrival precipitates comic explosions in Gold Hill, but by the time Moses realizes she's a wonderful woman, she's decided to go back to her old boyfriend back east.