In the Heat of the Night

For a small town, Sparta, MS has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so the police chief has his hands full. Based on the 1967 film.

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Show Info

Genre:

Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Aired on:

CBS, US

Runtime:

60 min.

Status:

Canceled/Ended

Created by:

James Lee Barrett

Rating:

1 2 3 4 5 4.33/5 (3 ratings)

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Premiered:

1988

Ended:

1995

Episodes:

146

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Key Features and Themes

police procedural small town racial tensionadapted from a moviesouthern usa murder investigation police chief 1980s social issues law enforcement

Cast

Carroll O'Connor

as Chief William O. "Bill" Gillespie

Alan Autry

as Captain V.L. "Bubba" Skinner

David Hart

as Officer Parker Williams

Hugh O'Connor

as Lt. Lonnie Jamison

Anne-Marie Johnson

as Althea Tibbs

Howard E. Rollins Jr.

as Virgil Tibbs

Geoffrey Thorne

as Sgt. Wilson Sweet

Denise Nicholas

as Harriet DeLong

Christian Jules LeBlanc

as Junior Abernathy

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