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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 6
Episodes
Episode 1
A Small War (1)
1992-10-28 · 60mBig city crack dealers invade Sparta.Eugene witnesses the drive by shooting of a friend and his offer to help the police identify the shooters leaves Harriet frightened and angry at Bill.
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A Small War (2)
1992-11-04 · 60mThe police wage war against the big city drug dealers who have moved into Sparta.Eugene identifies the men who murdered his friend.And Bubba is teamed with and intrigued by a lady police lieutenant from Jackson.
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Brother's Keeper
1992-11-11 · 60mLouann's ne'er-do-well brother returns home after being paroled.
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A Frenzied Affair
1992-11-18 · 60mAlthea places herself in harms way trying to help one of her students, a disturbed and violent young man; after he is implicated in a murder case.
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Discovery
1992-11-18 · 60mAlthea has trouble dealing with the violent death of a student.Young Megan Fowler quickly finds herself yet another dangerous boyfriend and they are soon wanted by the police.
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Random's Child
1992-11-25 · 60mLana Gillespie comes to Sparta to claim her inheritance,but is stalked by a mobster who dated her mother.Meanwhile Harriet encourages Bill to talk to his daughter,but Lana doesn't seem to be interested.Officer Randy Goode helps keep the bad guys at bay by playing them a little tune on the guitar.
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An Occupational Hazard
1992-12-02 · 60mA secretary takes drastic measures to protect herself from sexual harassment.
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Last Rites
1992-12-09 · 60mVirgil fears for his Aunt Ruda's safety after several killings occur in the hospital where she is being treated.
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When the Music Stopped
1992-12-16 · 60mSinger Eddie Larran returns to Sparta for a concert,but not everyone is a fan.An angry man insists that Eddie owes him money.And their dispute soon ends in violence.
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Flowers from a Lady
1993-01-06 · 60mA city councilwoman becomes dangerously obsessed with Bubba.
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Private Sessions
1993-01-13 · 60mOne of Virgil's classmates from law school is arrested following the death of his former girlfriend, but the man insists that her death was the result of her relationship with her psychiatrist.
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Judgement Day
1993-01-20 · 60mA judge schemes to get rid of his wife after she tries to blackmail him into giving her a divorce and a generous settlement by revealing a secret from his past.
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Falsely Accused
1993-02-03 · 60mSweet is the target of false accusations by two corrupt and racist car salesmen.
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A Step Removed
1993-02-10 · 60mParker's stepfather Roy threatens his former employer after an altercation.When the boss is murdered Roy is arrested.
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A Deadly Affection
1993-02-17 · 60mA woman asks Harriet to help her get an eviction order rescinded.The chief gives Parker a new radar gun - and soon comes to regret it.Sheriff McComb requests that Gillespie and Bubba help investigate a murder.Meanwhile Lonnie and Luann search for the boy who reported the murder.
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The Leftover Man (1)
1993-03-03 · 60mA white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
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The Leftover Man (2)
1993-03-03 · 60mA white supremacist politician plans to have his wife's lover murdered and blame it on black radicals.
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A Dish Best Served Cold
1993-03-17 · 60mA swindlers homecoming upsets his wife and the families of his victims - especially Etta.
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Legacy
1993-03-24 · 60mA wealthy man plans to grant a promise made to a black sharecropper many years ago by giving land to the man's descendant.But his greedy son disapproves.
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Even Nice People
1993-04-28 · 60mCorrupt developers set their sights on Lana's farm. When she refuses to sell they enlist the services of an arsonist to force her out.
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Lake Winahatchie
1993-05-05 · 60mBill discovers the motivation behind a crime syndicates attempt to muscle in on Sparta and the reason they are determined to get Lana's land.
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A Correct Settling
1993-05-12 · 60mEugene hopes a well known minister can save his father from Death Row.But someone runs the Reverend off the road on his way into town and the Sparta police try to protect him and track down his assailent.Meanwhile Harriet struggles with what her part in her ex-husbands appeal should be and is even more unsettled when Eugene demands that she break up with Bill.
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
