Series

Murder Ordained

1987 · 1 season

Adultery and murder... the true story of Reverend Tom Bird

IMDb

7.0

Murder Ordained is a television miniseries which originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy Bates. The telefilm was directed and co-written by Mike Robe. Based on actual events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas in 1983, the film tells the story of trooper John Rule whose investigation into a fatal traffic accident involving a local minister's wife turns into a case of murder when it becomes apparent that the accident was no accident at all. Much of the principal photography and filming occurred on location in Kansas and some of the dialogue comes directly from court transcripts. The film was subsequently released on VHS and DVD. The cast also includes Terry Kinney, M. Emmet Walsh, John Goodman and Johnny Galecki. The miniseries was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Keith Carradine

Trooper John Rule

JoBeth Williams

Lorna Anderson

Kathy Bates

Bobbi Birk

Guy Boyd

Mike Buckley

Terence Knox

Martin Anderson

Darrell Larson

Ronald Stark

John Goodman

Hugh Rayburn

M. Emmet Walsh

Vern Humphrey

Terry Kinney

Tom Bird

Anne E. Curry

Loraine Rule

Robert Harper

Warren

Margot Rose

Nancy Horst

• Mike RobeDirector · Writer
• James Steven SadwithWriter

First aired

May 3, 1987

Last aired

May 4, 1987

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

2

• Season 12 episodes · 1987