A small-town rabbi helps the local police chief solve murders. Based on Friday the Rabbi Slept Late and its sequels by Harry Kemelman. Aired as part of the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, rotating with McCloud, McMillan & Wife, and Columbo.
Show Details:
Start date: Jun 1976
End date: Apr 1977
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 90 min
Episodes: 5 eps
Genre(s): Drama
End date: Apr 1977
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 90 min
Episodes: 5 eps
Genre(s): Drama
Credits:
- Art Carney as Police Chief Paul Lanigan
- Bruce Solomon as Rabbi David Small [ not in pilot ]
- Janis Paige as Kate Lanigan
- Janet Margolin as Miriam Small
- Barbara Carney as Bobbie Whittaker
- Robert Doyle as Police Lieutenant Osgood
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 27 Jan 77 | Corpse of the Year |
| 2. | 1-2 | 17 Mar 77 | The Cadaver in the Clutter |
| 3. | 1-3 | 14 Apr 77 | Say It Ain't So, Chief |
| 4. | 1-4 | 24 Apr 77 | In Hot Weather, The Crime Rate Soars |
| Specials | |||
| S01. | 1-0 | 17 Jun 76 | Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (120 min) |