In the Beginning: Story, Cast and Series Facts
In the Beginning (1978): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

Story and premise
The series featured the relationship between stuffed-shirt, conservative priest Father Cleary and liberal, streetwise nun Sister Agnes (known as "Aggie") that run a ghetto mission together in Baltimore. While Aggie was from the area and enjoyed the assignment, Father Cleary had difficulty dealing with her (frequently referring to her as "Attila the Nun"), as well as the neighborhood prostitutes, hustlers and winos.
Series details
- Title: In the Beginning
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1978-09-20
- Final broadcast date listed: 1978-10-18
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 64873
- IMDb ID: tt0077030
- TVDB ID: 73972
Cast and credited roles
- McLean Stevenson — Father Daniel M. Cleary
- Priscilla Lopez — Sister Agnes
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1978-09-20; final listed air date 1978-10-18; episode order: 9.
Source and licence
Adapted from In the Beginning on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.


