Season 1 • Episode 5
LatestIn the Beginning is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 20 until October 18, 1978.
Acting
McLean Stevenson post-M*A*S*H, desperately seeking redemption.
Production
A sitcom set in a rectory that somehow existed for 5 weeks.
Creator
Jim Mulligan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was McLean Stevenson's first post-M*A*S*H starring vehicle; he later admitted leaving that hit was his biggest career mistake.
Part of a brief 1978 trend of 'edgy' religious sitcoms that all flopped spectacularly—apparently audiences weren't ready for hip clergy.
US
