Pater Familias

2008TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG

DramaFantasy

⭐ 8.1

IMDB Rating

307 votes

Melinda searches for Paul Eastman and answers from her mother about her father.

Director

John Gray

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Jay Mohr

Release Date

May 16, 2008

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 5

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt

as Melinda Gordon

David Conrad

as Jim Clancy

Jay Mohr

as Professor Rick Payne

Camryn Manheim

as Delia Banks

Martin Donovan

as Tom Gordon

Corin Nemec

as Paul Eastman

Christoph Sanders

as Ned Banks

Kirk B.R. Woller

as Dr. Farrington

Nick Jameson

as Sean

Anne Archer

as Beth Gordon

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

16:9 HD

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Stage 18, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Production

Sander/Moses Productions, CBS Paramount Network Television, ABC Signature

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

The End -- for now

by xredgarnetx • 2008-05-17

6/10

"Part 2 of a 2-parter to close out Season 3 has Melinda coming to grips with her father and her childhood. In the previous episode, she thought her father Tom Gordon (Martin Donovan) may have shot himself to death, but discovers he has survived. He has been intermittently possessed by a masked ghost who spent time in jail on a murder charge thanks to Tom Gordon when he wass a prosecutor and appears to want revenge on Gordon and family. But nothing in this episode is as it seems, and it takes a very long hour before things get straightened out. Anne Archer is back as Melinda's mom. By the w..."

💡 Did You Know?

The last episode in the series that Anne Archer appears as Beth Gordon, Melinda`s mother.

📖 Synopsis

Melinda searches for Paul Eastman and answers from her mother about her father.