In the Heat of the Night
7.6
1988
Drama
, Crime
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.
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- Cast:
- Carroll O'Connor , Alan Autry , David Hart , Hugh O'Connor , Crystal Fox , Denise Nicholas , Carl Weathers
Episode 22 : Missing
May. 16,1989
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Episode 20 : Ladybug, Ladybug
May. 02,1989
With 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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Episode 19 : Fifteen, Forever
April. 25,1989
Sparta 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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Episode 18 : Accused
April. 04,1989
Bubba 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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Episode 17 : Walkout
March. 28,1989
A bitter strike leads to a murder investigation on a snowy day in Sparta.
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Episode 16 : Sister, Sister
March. 21,1989
A 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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Episode 15 : The Creek
March. 14,1989
The investigation of a possible assault brings back nightmarish and confusing childhood memories for Virgil.
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Episode 14 : Intruders
March. 07,1989
The 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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Episode 13 : These Things Take Time
December. 27,1988
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Episode 12 : A.k.a Kelly Kay
February. 14,1988
The past comes back to haunt JoAnn in the form of an escaped convict.
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Episode 11 : A Trip Upstate
February. 07,1989
In 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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Episode 10 : Tear Down the Walls
January. 31,1989
A minister who was integrating his church(by inviting Virgil and Althea to attend services)is poisoned.
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Episode 9 : Stranger in Town
January. 17,1989
Gillespie 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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Episode 8 : Country Mouse, City Mouse
January. 10,1989
Virgil'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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Episode 7 : Gunshots
January. 03,1989
Virgil 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 6 : Hot Nights
December. 27,1988
Bubba 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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Episode 5 : Prisoners
December. 20,1988
Sweet 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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Episode 4 : The Hammer and the Glove
December. 13,1988
Virgil 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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Episode 3 : Family Secret
December. 06,1988
The murder of well respected man turns up a shocking secret about his family.
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Episode 2 : Don't Look Back (2)
December. 04,1988
Tibbs,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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Episode 1 : Don't Look Back (1)
December. 04,1988
A 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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