We Are Angels

We Are Angels

1997
1 Season
5.9
ComedyAction & AdventureCrime

Bob and Joe are two prisoners locked up in the Latin American maximum security prison of Santa Consuelo. The two manage to escape during an attack by the revolutionaries commanded by Napoleon Duarte and pretend to be friars, taking refuge in the mission of San Rolando. In the mission, in which monks and Indians live in harmony, the two escapees become Father Orso and Father Zaccaria and win the affection of all.

Episodes

Jailbirds
E1Feb 9, 19971h 30m

Jailbirds

Bob Russell e Joe Thomas are a couple of inmates in a grimy Latin American prison, run by the cruel Captain Delgado. The two manage to escape from prison and assume the identity of two friars from Rome (respectively, Father Orso and Father Zaccaria), destined for the mission of San Rolando. Here the two discover that some girls from the village have mysteriously disappeared in the city, while looking for a job. While investigating, they discover that the girls are victims of a criminal organization, in which Captain Delgado and the village shaman are also involved.

We Finally Take Off
E2Feb 16, 19971h 30m

We Finally Take Off

Father Campana tasks "Fathers" Orso and Zach to sell village-made potteries into the city to cash in with local businessman Don Medina, sending Father Raphael to watch over them. The two convicts-turned-priests take advantage of the situation, and plan their escape at the expense of Don Medina. Between a failed robbery and a confrontation with rebel leader Napoleon, Orso and Zaccaria expose Medina’s dirty affairs, retrieve the money, but ultimately fail to take off.

Romancing Eldorado
E3Feb 23, 19971h 30m

Romancing Eldorado

Father Raphael returns from his sabbatical in the jungle with the Niquoias head-hunter tribe, who (according to native lore) have the duty of guarding the true location of Eldorado. Raphael’s landscapes resemble the descriptions of Eldorado itself - but this becomes apparent only when the paintings are sold to rich heiress Michela, whose father spent his final days in search of the mythical place. Michela’s uncle Graziani and his ruthless henchman Rupert kidnap Father Raphael to force him to reveal where Eldorado is, bringing Orso and Zach to free their brother - and possibly recover the treasure.

Good Luck Falls from the Sky
E4Mar 2, 19971h 30m

Good Luck Falls from the Sky

A plane carrying the young Wolfgang Galveston III, son of a wealthy Latin American millionaire, crashes near San Rolando mission. The millionaire's son promises "Fathers" Orso and Zach a lot of money if they help him out of the jungle, and the two of course agree. However, corrupted Captain Delgado also gets wind of the crash, and goes in search of the young boy to obtain a ransom.

Dollars
E5Mar 9, 19971h 30m

Dollars

During one of their customary trips to the city, "Fathers" Orso and Zach find a wallet full of money and go on a spending spree. Unfortunately for the two fake friars, the bills are all counterfeited. Tailed by FBI agents, the two investigate the fact and unearth a conspiracy to flood the country with fake dollars and blackmail the American government, in which the country’s President Aneto himself is involved.

Dust
E6Mar 16, 19971h 30m

Dust

A group of boy scouts finds gold in the river near the mission of San Rolando. News gets to unscrupulous businessman Alfonso Santillana, who tries to evict the mission and take the gold for himself. While "Fathers" Orso and Zach take up the fight to save San Rolando, it is also the opportunity for Orso to settle an old score with Santillana, who was the one who put him behind the bars with false accusation ten years prior.

Top Cast

Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer

Bob Russell / Father Orso

Philip Michael Thomas

Philip Michael Thomas

Joe Thomas / Father Zaccaria

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Father Campana

Syd Brisbane

Syd Brisbane

Father Celestino

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Mike Kirton

Father Tormento