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Series · Crime, Drama

In the Heat of the Night (1988)Season 5

★ 7.6 · 70 votes8 seasons · 146 episodesCrime, Drama1988

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.

Creator
James Lee Barrett
Writers
John Ball, Joe Gannon, Nancy Bond
Network
NBC, CBS
Country
United States
Language
English
First aired
March 6, 1988
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Carroll O'ConnorBill Gillespie
  • Alan AutryBubba Skinner
  • David HartParker Williams
  • Hugh O'ConnorLonnie Jamison
  • Howard RollinsVirgil Tibbs
  • Anne-Marie JohnsonAlthea Tibbs
  • Geoffrey ThorneWilson Sweet
  • Crystal R. FoxLuann Corbin
  • Denise NicholasHarriet DeLong
  • Carl WeathersHampton Forbes
  • Lois NettletonJoanne St. John
  • Afemo OmilamiJimmy Dawes
  • Christian LeBlancJunior Abernathy
  • Burgess MeredithJudge Cully
  • Franklin Cover
  • Bruce Kirby
  • Terry HobbsLaine Paxton / Boy #1
  • James WilliamsonRick (uncredited)
  • Jennifer Bassey
  • Kevin McCarthy

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: A Woman Much Admired1 h · Oct 1, 1991
  2. Episode 2: Baby for Sale1 h · Oct 8, 1991
  3. Episode 3: Obsession1 h · Oct 22, 1991
  4. Episode 4: Liar's Poker1 h · Oct 29, 1991
  5. Episode 5: Ruda's Awakening1 h · Nov 5, 1991
  6. Episode 6: Unfinished Business1 h · Nov 12, 1991
  7. Episode 7: The More Thing's Change1 h · Nov 19, 1991
  8. Episode 8: Sweet, Sweet Blues1 h · Nov 26, 1991
  9. Episode 9: Sparta Gold1 h · Dec 3, 1991
  10. Episode 10: An Eye for an Eye1 h · Dec 10, 1991
  11. Episode 11: The Littlest Victim1 h · Dec 17, 1991
  12. Episode 12: The Landlord1 h · Jan 7, 1992
  13. Episode 13: Fool for Love1 h · Jan 14, 1992
  14. Episode 14: Love, Honor and Obey1 h · Feb 4, 1992
  15. Episode 15: Odessa1 h · Feb 11, 1992
  16. Episode 16: A Time to Trust1 h · Feb 18, 1992
  17. Episode 17: By Means Most Foul1 h · Feb 25, 1992
  18. Episode 18: Trundel's Will Be Done1 h · Mar 3, 1992
  19. Episode 19: Moseley's Lot1 h · Mar 31, 1992
  20. Episode 20: Family Reunion1 h · Apr 7, 1992
  21. Episode 21: Sanctuary1 h · May 12, 1992
  22. Episode 22: The Law on Trial1 h · May 19, 1992

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