Touched by an Angel: Season 5

1998 · 26 episodes

What Season 5 of Touched by an Angel

Season 5 of Touched by an Angel Has 26 episodes and premiered on September 20, 1998. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

26episodes

Sep 20, 1998premiered

May 23, 1999latest episode

20.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01
5x01 Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Sep 20, 1998 · 48 min
The angels make good on a promise that Andrew made to a dying man---which involves uncovering the identity of a hospital employee posing as the angel of death, as well as restoring the faith of several terminal patients.
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt · Starring: Carrie Snodgress, Margot Kidder, Chad Lowe, Samaria Graham
5x02
5x02 Saving Grace (I)
Sep 27, 1998 · 48 min
Joe Greene leaves town after receiving threats from a widow whose husband and son died in an auto accident caused by Joe.This crossover continues on Promised Land S03E01 Saving Grace (II).
Directed by Victor Lobl · Written by Steven Phillip Smith · Starring: Courtland Mead, Gerald McRaney, Sarah Schaub, Richard Thomas
5x03
5x03 What Are Friends For?
Oct 4, 1998 · 48 min
Monica helps a mayoral candidate make a decision about her friendship with an old college chum, a teacher charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt, Victor Lobl · Written by: Steven Phillip Smith · Starring: Sheila Kelley, Wren T. Brown, John James, Erich Anderson
5x04
5x04 Only Connect
Oct 11, 1998 · 48 min
A Little League player, whose overbearing father is also his team's coach, befriends an equipment manager whose peculiar behavior repels others.
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt, Tim Van Patten · Starring: Rondell Sheridan, Sondra Currie, Joe Regalbuto, Brendon Ryan Barrett
5x05
5x05 The Lady of the Lake
Oct 18, 1998 · 48 min
Monica runs a bait and tackle shop on Lake Paradise, and is tasked with revitalizing both the lake and the faith of a progress-driven land developer.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten · Written by: Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Nathan Lawrence, John McMartin, Marian Mercer, Lee Tergesen
5x06
5x06 Beautiful Dreamer
Oct 25, 1998 · 48 min
Tess, posing as a schoolteacher, tries to help a child who wants to become a hit man by telling him the story of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt · Starring: David Selby, Reg Rogers, Angela Bettis, Paul Winfield
5x07
5x07 I Do
Nov 1, 1998 · 48 min
A widow who wants her son taken off life support clashes with his fiancée, who argues that her beloved would want to live.
Directed by Peter H. Hunt, Stuart Margolin · Written by Bob Colleary · Starring: Patty Duke, Maury Sterling, Hillary Danner, Richard Penn
5x08
5x08 The Wind Beneath Our Wings
Nov 8, 1998 · 48 min
Tess and Monica help a mother and daughter whose dependence on each other is keeping them from realizing their full potential.
Starring: Veronica Hamel, Marion Ross, Rachel Simmons
5x09
5x09 Psalm 151
Nov 15, 1998 · 48 min
Among a dying 8-year-old's last wishes is that his mother, a jingle writer, finish a song she started soon after he was born.
Dirección: Stuart Margolin, Sandor Stern · Con: Céline Dion, Joseph Cross, Fredric Lehne, Mika Boorem
5x10
5x10 The Peacemaker
Nov 22, 1998 · 48 min
A couple who stayed married to help their son kick his drug habit are aided by the angels in dealing with a loss that threatens to end their union for good.
Directed by Peter H. Hunt, Sandor Stern · Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner, Zack Graham
5x11
5x11 An Angel on the Roof
Dec 13, 1998 · 48 min
Rafael joins the angels as they try to unite a group of disparate individuals in rural Texas, including a biased motel owner to whom God is sending a Christmas miracle.
Directed by Peter H. Hunt · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Greg Serano, Justina Machado, Michael Harney
5x12
5x12 Fool For Love
Jan 3, 1999 · 48 min
A lawyer learns the outcome of a heart-wrenching moment from her past after a former boyfriend is brought in as a suspect in an armed robbery.
Directed by Stuart Margolin · Written by Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Jim Calvert, Paul Winfield, Paige Moss, Sharon Madden
5x13
5x13 The Medium and the Message
Jan 10, 1999 · 48 min
Monica tries to persuade a TV executive, whose network philosophy is “big, better, absolutely shocking,” to consider backing a series about angels.
Directed by Peter H. Hunt · Starring: Conchata Ferrell, Cary Odes, Alan Rosenberg, Kathy Molter
5x14
5x14 My Brother's Keeper
Feb 7, 1999 · 48 min
The lives of two competitive skiers---who have a history of first and second-place finishes---are dramatically changed after an accident on the slopes that leads to a revelation.
Directed by Noel Nosseck · Written by Bob Colleary · Starring: Sean Murray, Brian Patrick Clarke, Jack Blessing, David Lascher
5x15
5x15 On Edge
Feb 14, 1999 · 48 min
A 12-year-old skater, who leads a nomadic life with her dad, wants to settle down and train after she meets an Olympic contender.
Directed by: Peter H. Hunt · Starring: Tara Lipinski, Anastasia Emmons, Ron Orbach, Jack Wagner
5x16
5x16 The Man Upstairs
Feb 21, 1999 · 48 min
A salesman, whose ailing wife will be forced to leave a nursing home unless he can come up with $10,000, goes to Las Vegas and inadvertently sells his soul to an agent of the devil disguised as a casino manager.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten · Written by: Bob Colleary · Starring: Michael Jeter, Frank Ashmore, Gavin Sheehan
5x17
5x17 Family Business
Feb 28, 1999 · 48 min
A spoiled young man who has dreams of being a bluesman is perplexed by his father's will, which sends him on a mysterious journey to find his inheritance.
Directed by Peter H. Hunt · Starring: Bill Cosby, Michael Rispoli, Sydney Walsh, Romy Rosemont
5x18
5x18 Anatomy Lesson
Mar 7, 1999 · 48 min
Monica and Tess must help a little girl trapped in an airshaft by leading a reluctant rescuer to her location.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten · Written by: Bob Colleary · Starring: David Graf, Mariangela Pino, Elyssa Davalos, Kaleigh Krish
5x19
5x19 Jagged Edges
Mar 28, 1999 · 48 min
After a stand-up comic's father dies, the angels help her face up to a devastating incident from her childhood involving her deeply depressed mother---whom she believes is dead.
Directed by: Sandor Stern · Written by: Ken LaZebnik · Starring: Arabella Field, Drew Snyder, Linda Lavin
5x20
5x20 Into the Fire
Apr 4, 1999 · 48 min
A discouraged young woman believes her problems will be solved after she joins a cult, but Monica tries to persuade her to put her faith in God.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten, Gregory Harrison · Starring: Montel Williams, Brie Larson, Spencer Garrett, Cynthia Ettinger
5x21
5x21 Made in the U.S.A.
Apr 11, 1999 · 48 min
An angry Vietnam vet, who has yet to deal with a tragedy that took place during the war, runs a factory of Vietnamese workers to whom Tess is teaching citizenship.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten, Bethany Rooney · Starring: Josh Keaton, Eric Roberts, Jennifer Paz, Toshi Toda
5x22
5x22 Full Circle
Apr 25, 1999 · 48 min
A distressed mother has her prayers answered when her estranged son finally returns home after seven years---with a son of his own.
Directed by Bethany Rooney · Starring: Justin Cooper, Anthony Michael Hall, Valerie Harper, Vince Melocchi
5x23
5x23 Black Like Monica
May 2, 1999 · 48 min
Monica experiences life as a black woman in America as part of an assignment brought about by the murder of an elderly black man.
Directed by Victor Lobl · Written by Martha Williamson · Starring: Fred Applegate, Davenia McFadden, John Ritter, Rosa Parks
5x24
5x24 Fighting the Good Fight
May 9, 1999 · 48 min
An 11-year-old boy who is living in poverty takes up boxing so he can beat up the bullies who pick on him---until he meets his idol Muhammad Ali, who tells him what's really worth fighting for.
Directed by Tim Van Patten · Written by Michael Glassberg · Starring: Alexis Cruz, Richard Burgi, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Muhammad Ali
5x25
5x25 Hearts
May 16, 1999 · 48 min
When a young woman suffers a severe head trauma after being thrown from a horse, her husband struggles with whether to allow her heart to be donated to a 16-year-old girl who will die soon without a transplant.
Directed by Victor Lobl · Written by Bob Colleary, Susan Cridland Wick · Starring: Jena Malone, Christina Vidal Mitchell, María Conchita Alonso, Travis Tritt
5x26
5x26 Godspeed Season Finale
May 23, 1999 · 48 min
Josie, an astronaut preparing for a mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery, struggles to cope with her God-fearing mother's death just days before the scheduled launch. Meanwhile, a sick child wants Josie to mail a letter to God.
Directed by: Tim Van Patten, Victor Lobl · Written by: Bob Colleary · Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Brian McNamara, Ned Vaughn, Kamar de los Reyes