Angel: The Prodigal

Angel is haunted by images of his past as a young man in 1753 Ireland, his overbearing father, his vampire birth by his past lover, Darla, and his family's murder by his own hand. Meanwhile, when Angel spots Kate's father at a crime scene, his investigations may change Kate's life forever.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 1x15
Production Number: 1ADH15
Airdate: Tuesday February 22nd, 2000

Director: Bruce Seth Green (2)
Writer: Tim Minear

Alternate Airdates:

NL (Sci-Fi)

Aug 05, 2009

Guest Stars

Elisabeth Röhm As Detective Kate Lockley Recurring	John Mahon As Trevor Lockley Recurring
Julie Benz As Darla Recurring	Henri Lubatti As Suit #1
J. Kenneth Campbell (1) As Angel's Father

Co-Guest Stars

Bob Fimiani As Grounds Keeper Recurring	Mark Ginther As Head Demon Guy Recurring
Christina Hendricks As Bar Maid	Eliza Szonert As Chamber Maid (Anna)
Frank Potter As Uniformed Delivery	Glenda Morgan Brown As Angel's Mother
John Maynard (2) As Uniform Worker	John Patrick Clerkin As Black Robed Priest
Michael M. Vendrell As Suit #2

Main Cast

David Boreanaz As Angel	Alexis Denisof As Wesley Wyndham-Pryce
Charisma Carpenter As Cordelia Chase

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Episode Notes

This episode received a 5.2/8 in ratings for overnights.

This episode ranked 4th out of 15 WB shows for the week.

This episode scored a 3.3 in the national ratings.

This episode ranked 90 out of 132 in prime time shows.

John Mahon: (Trevor Lockley) previously appeared in the MacGyver episode "The Prodigal".

The flashback is to Angel (Liam) in Ireland in 1753.

Angels years on his tombstones are 1723 to 1757.

This episode marks the death of Kate's father.

Angel's father never approved of him in his earthly existence.

The footage of Darla siring Angel is taken from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Becoming", Part 1.

Episode Quotes

Wesley: What happened to calmly, cautiously, and deliberately investigating before rushing in?
Angel: That was plan A. We've since moved on to plan B.
Wesley: And plan B is?
Angel: (twirls a battle ax) Do I really have to explain it to you, Wesley?

Kate: Sorry. I guess I'm still having a little trouble with this otherworldly stuff.
Angel: Right. Although demons aren't technically otherwordly. I mean, in fact, they were here... first.

Kate: No, you don't get to do that.
Angel: What?
Kate: Kill a demon in front of me and then act like we're going to have a cappuccino together!

Episode Goofs

When Angel rises from his grave, you can see his and Darla's breath. Producer Tim Minear acknowledges the mistake and explained that the budget wasn't sufficent enough to digitally remove their breath.

Despite biting and drinking from the grounds keeper, there is no blood on or around Angel's mouth or teeth.

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