Night Heat (1985–1989)

The exploits of the detectives of the Mid South Precinct, in a generic North American city not unlike New York (but a lot like Toronto), chronicled through the eyes of newspaper columnist ... See full summary »

Creators:

Don Flynn, Sonny Grosso

Stars:

Scott Hylands, Allan Royal, Jeff Wincott

7 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Scott Hylands	...	Det. Kevin "O.B." O'Brien (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Allan Royal	...	Tom J. Kirkwood (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Jeff Wincott	...	Det. Frank Giambone (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Sean McCann	...	Lt. Jim Hogan (96 episodes, 1985-1989)
Susan Hogan	...	Nicole 'Nickie' Rimbaud (95 episodes, 1985-1989)
Stephen Mendel	...	Det. Freddie Carson (95 episodes, 1985-1989)
Eugene Clark	...	Det. Colby Burns (94 episodes, 1985-1989)
Deborah Grover	...	Prosecutor Elaine Jeffers (77 episodes, 1985-1989)
Laura Robinson	...	Det. Christine Meadows (56 episodes, 1985-1989)
Tony Rosato	...	Whitey (54 episodes, 1985-1989)

Storyline

The exploits of the detectives of the Mid South Precinct, in a generic North American city not unlike New York (but a lot like Toronto), chronicled through the eyes of newspaper columnist Tom Kirkwood and his "Night Heat" column.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | irish american | police | informant | reporter

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brigade de nuit

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Entertainment, Grosso-Jacobson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (96 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Whitey's real name is Arthur Morelli.

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Goofs

Although set in the United States many scenes were shot on Yonge Street in Toronto and many landmarks such as Sam the Recod Man store and newspaper boxes selling the Toronto Star can be seen.

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Soundtracks

"Night Heat"
Written by B.J. Cook & Domenic Troiano
Performed by Roy Kenner

User Reviews

One Of The Best Cop Shows

Night Heat is one of the best TV Series Cop Shows for sure. A great Canadian cast and was shot at night entirely all over Toronto,Ontario. I remember seeing the show being filmed all the time and for us that live in Toronto, it was always fun to figure out where abouts the scenes were shot when watching. Jeff Wincott stole the show with his under rated acting. Too bad that his brother Michael Wincott has been alot more successful that him. Scott Hylands, Sean McCann show there experiemce acting in the show as well. McCann is always great in whatever role he gets, also is a nice guy when you run into him on the streets of Toronto. The entire cast had great chemistry, one of those rare drama shows where the entire cast is talented. Too bad CBS scrapped thier CBS Late Night timeslot, but when they wanted in on the Late Night Talk Show circuit, well Night Heat had to be the sacrifice. Reruns are un up here in Canada I don't know about in the USA. One great thing about the show was they always had good guest stars like Danny Aiello, and Hector Elizondo and they were great with the cast. Another few Canadian shot shows to check out if you can are Hot Shots, Sirens and Diamonds. You will see the same Canadian actors playing bit parts in these ones. If you can catch the Night Heat reruns, I say do so. Not cheesy at all.