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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.
- Created by:
- James Lee Barrett
- Cast:
- Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- NBC, CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
★ 8.0Don't Look Back (1)
1988-12-04 · 48mA copycat recreates a shocking unsolved murder from the past.Gillespie feels threatened after Ted Marcus suggests that Virgil should become the Chief.The situation becomes more tense after Virgil criticizes Parker and Bubba's actions.
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★ 8.0Don't Look Back (2)
1988-12-04 · 48mTibbs,Gillespie and Bubba pursue different leads in a bizarre murder case and the Chief realizes that the killer has plans for him.
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★ 8.0Family Secret
1988-12-06 · 48mThe murder of well respected man turns up a shocking secret about his family.
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★ 9.0The Hammer and the Glove
1988-12-13 · 48mVirgil is delighted when Matthew his former partner from Philidelphia comes to visit.But he soon learns his friend has another purpose for coming to Sparta.Althea is uncomfortable because she and Matthew were romantically involved before she met Virgil and she realizes that he is unwilling to accept the fact that she chose Virgil over him.Meanwhile the F.B.I. enlist Sparta P.D.'s aid in hiding a witness.
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★ 8.0Prisoners
1988-12-20 · 48mSweet risks his life to prove that the Sheriff of a neighboring county is guilty of the racially motivated murder of a young man that Sweet was friends with in high school.
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★ 7.0Hot Nights
1988-12-27 · 48mBubba is seduced by an alluring writer who has more on her mind than romance.Bill and Virgil worry that he is in over his head.Bubba tries to protect her from her estranged husband, but things get complicated after she shoots someone.
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★ 8.0Gunshots
1989-01-03 · 48mVirgil is forced to shoot a suspect in an armed robbery.He has trouble dealing with the consequences of his actions, after he realizes the person he shot was a teenaged girl - and no one can locate the gun he believed she was pointing at him.
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Episode 8
★ 8.0Country Mouse, City Mouse
1989-01-10 · 48mVirgil's visiting niece and Bubba's nephew team up in an effort to escape the boredom of small town life.But they get more excitement than they bargained for when they cross paths with a dangerous parolee.
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★ 8.0Stranger in Town
1989-01-17 · 48mGillespie suspects that JoAnn's new cook is connected to the murder of a young prostitute.But Virgil suspects the culprit maybe a local pimp who has been intimidating the women.
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★ 9.0Tear Down the Walls
1989-01-31 · 48mA minister who was integrating his church(by inviting Virgil and Althea to attend services)is poisoned.
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★ 10.0A Trip Upstate
1989-02-07 · 47mIn this thought provoking episode.Gillespie is surprised when a man he arrested asks to see him on the eve of his execution.He must confront his feelings about the death penalty when the prisoner asks him to witness his death.
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★ 8.0A.k.a Kelly Kay
1989-02-14 · 48mThe past comes back to haunt JoAnn in the form of an escaped convict.
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★ 7.0These Things Take Time
1989-02-21 · 48mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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★ 8.0Intruders
1989-03-07 · 48mThe police search for a burglar who preys on elderly women.And the prime suspect is the son of a city councilwoman.
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★ 8.0The Creek
1989-03-14 · 47mThe investigation of a possible assault brings back nightmarish and confusing childhood memories for Virgil.
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★ 8.0Sister, Sister
1989-03-21 · 48mA vivacious socialites return to Sparta delights her ailing father and childhood friend Virgil, but her sister is less than thrilled at her homecoming.After their father is poisoned the jealous siblings become suspects in his murder.
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★ 8.0Walkout
1989-03-28 · 48mA bitter strike leads to a murder investigation on a snowy day in Sparta.
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★ 8.0Accused
1989-04-04 · 48mBubba tries to rescue a woman from a rapist, but she mistakes him for her attacker.Gillespie tangles with an ambitious district attorney who plans to use the case to further his career.
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★ 8.0Fifteen, Forever
1989-04-25 · 48mSparta grieves after a drunk driver causes a fatal crash with high school cheerleaders on their way home from a game.While the officers try to find other driver, Althea tries to help the victim's families deal with their loss. The accident brings back painful memories for retired officer Tom Dugan.Meanwhile, district attorney Dutton accuses the department of being inadequate.
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★ 8.0Ladybug, Ladybug
1989-05-02 · 48mWith the Chief in Quantico Bubba and Virgil try to catch a serial arsonist.Things get complicated after a man dies in one of the fires.And Councilwoman White stirs things up by appointing Tom Dugan acting chief of police in Gillespie's absence.
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★ 9.0The Pig Woman of Sparta
1989-05-09 · 48mIt seems that a serial killer has been burying his victims in a wooded area owned by a wealthy hermit that Virgil refers to as ""Sparta's Howard Hughes"". Suspicion immediately falls on an eccentric woman who lives in the woods with her pigs and chases away trespassers with a shotgun.The officers ask the landowner's disturbed son for help and Bubba is surprised to find that a woman he attended high school with is working as the man's ""nurse"".Also Parker and Sweet compete with one another to solve the case.
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Episode 22
★ 10.0Missing
1989-05-16 · 48mEpisode overview is not available yet.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Carroll O'Connor
Bill Gillespie
Alan Autry
Bubba Skinner
David Hart
Parker Williams
Hugh O'Connor
Lonnie Jamison
Crystal R. Fox
Luann Corbin
Denise Nicholas
Harriet DeLong
Carl Weathers
Hampton Forbes
