Sister Kate aired from September 1989 until July 1990 on NBC.
In one of 1989's more intriguing bits of casting, Stephanie Beacham , most recently seen as the scheming vixen Sable on The Colbys and Dynasty, donned a nun's habit and confronted a bunch of scheming orphans in this cutesy comedy. The unruly kids of Redemption House had already driven out three kindly old priests, but they proved to be no match for "Sister Mary Rambo." She had been transferred to the orphanage from an archeological dig, a move she had not requested. (" Sifting through the bones of ancient skeletons...is my preferred way of dealing with people.")But Sister Kate managed to outwit the little plotters at every turn.
Appearing as her charges were Jason Priestley as teenager Todd Mahaffey; Erin Reed as teenager April Newberry; Hannah Cutrona as teenager Freddy Marasco; Penina Segall as twelve-year-old Hilary Logan; Harley Cross as eleven-year-old Eugene Colodner; Alexandria Simmon as nine-year-old Violet Johnson; and Joel Robinson as seven-year-old Neville Williams. Lucas Underwood ( Gordon Jump) was Sister Kate's superior.
There were plenty of the moral lessons one expects from a show like this, and an ample supply of heartwarming moments, as when some possible adoptive parents came to look over the kids . Out came young Hilary wearing a sign reading " Low Mileage," and Eugene with one that said "$500 Rebate." Awwww.
A Review from The New York Times
By JOHN J. O'CONNOR
Published: September 15, 1989
In NBC's ''Sister Kate'' (tomorrow at 9:30 P.M.), Stephanie Beacham, once the elegant and formidable Sable on ''Dynasty,'' returns as a nun who is assigned to oversee a group of hard-to-place orphans at a Roman Catholic residence for children. The executive producers and head writers are Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein and Tony Sheehan, all of whom had connections with ''Barney Miller'' and ''Mr. Belvedere.'' Noam Pitlik is the director.
Although she would prefer to be on an anthropological dig, Sister Kate tackles her new assignment with determination and unflagging acerbity. ''Where's your guitar?,'' a cute black youngster asks, clearly a fan of ''The Singing Nun.'' ''I don't know,'' replies the good sister. ''Where are your tap shoes?''
The children range in age from sweet 6-year-olds to troubled teen-agers. When one of the older boys asks Sister Kate if his not being a Catholic is O.K., she assures him: ''Of course, dear. In fact, it's something of a relief.'' The situation in this instance is really rather preposterous, and some of the jokes skirt the borders of tastelessness. But Ms. Beacham is delightful. And the young performers are, yes, adorable, especially Joel Robinson as Neville, all done up in dreadlocks and a reggae speaking lilt. It turns out he's from Jamaica, Queens.
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