Sister Kate (TV series)

Sister Kate is an American sitcom created by Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein, and Tony Sheehan, that aired on NBC from September 16, 1989, to July 30, 1990, during the 1989–1990 television season.

Synopsis

The series stars Stephanie Beacham as Sister Kate, a nun who in the pilot episode is transferred to Chicago to run an orphanage, where she is put in charge of a septet of unwanted orphans whose scheming ways have already run off three priests. Storylines involved Sister Kate matching wits with the kids, and the kids' potential adoptions.
Sister Kate premiered on Saturday, September 16, 1989 at 9:30 EST as a sneak preview, and aired regularly at 8:00 EST on Sundays. The low-rated series was canceled after 19 episodes.

Cast

Stephanie Beacham as Sister Katherine "Kate" Lambert
Jason Priestley as Todd Mahaffey
Erin Reed as April Newberry
Hannah Cutrona as Frederika "Freddy" Marasco
Penina Segall as Hilary Logan
Harley Cross as Eugene Colodner.
Alexaundria Simmons as Violet Johnson
Joel Robinson as Neville Williams
Mike Williams as Mr. Beard
Gordon Jump as Lucas Underwood

Guest Stars

Robert Guillaume in episode "Neville's Hired Hand"
Marion Ross in episode "The Nun"
Dan Hedaya in episode "Father Christmas"
Milli Vanilli in episode "Eugene's Feat"
Sally Struthers in episode "Sweet Sixteen"

Guest appearances

Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan appeared as Milli Vanilli in the January 7, 1990, episode "Eugene's Feat", speaking a few lines in their natural voices before lip-synching their hit "Blame It on the Rain".

Theme song

The series theme song, "Maybe An Angel", was written by Brian Rawlings and Mason Cooper and performed by Contemporary Christian Music pop star Amy Grant.