In the Beginning (TV series)

In the Beginning
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Norman Lear Jim Mulligan Norman Steinberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (4 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	TAT Communications Company
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 20 – October 18, 1978

In the Beginning is an American sitcom originally created by Norman Lear, Jim Mulligan (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In) and Norman Steinberg (Blazing Saddles) and produced by Lear's Tandem Productions company that aired on CBS from September 20 to October 18, 1978.

The series was a semi-update of the film Going My Way, centered around conservative priest Father Cleary and liberal, streetwise nun Sister Agnes (known as "Aggie") running a ghetto mission together in Baltimore.

While Aggie was from the area and enjoyed the assignment, Father Clearly had difficulty dealing with her (frequently referring to her as "Atilla the Nun"), as well as the neighborhood prostitutes, hustlers and winos. The show was cancelled after its first five episodes aired.

First developed by Lear in 1977, the series was originally intended as a starring vehicle for Broadway actress Priscilla Lopez, and was to have been titled Aggie, after her character. However, McLean Stevenson was later added to the cast, and in addition to the title change, it also moved the show's focus from its original premise of Aggie against the establishment to Aggie and her battles with Father Cleary.

In the Beginning also marked McLean Stevenson's second attempt at a successful post-M*A*S*H vehicle. However, the series fared even worse than his short-lived 1976 sitcom The McLean Stevenson Show. A long-forgotten flop, In the Beginning was cancelled by CBS after only 5 of its 9 episodes had aired due to poor ratings and the departures of co-creators Jim Mulligan and Norman Steinberg after the pilot due to conflicts with the network.

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