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"In the Heat of the Night" (1988) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1988-1994

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Overview

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Director:
Bernard McEveety
Writer:
Jordan Budde (writer) (one episode)
Contact:
View company contact information for In the Heat of the Night on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 full episode list
Release Date:
6 March 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Crime | Mystery more
Plot:
A crusty southern sherriff and his African American lieutenant and detective investigate crimes in their community. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
U.S. TV Comedian Dick Martin Dies
 (From WENN. 25 May 2008, 7:14 AM, PDT)

Carroll O'Connor Dead At 76
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 June 2001)

User Comments:
From an excellent film to an excellent series more

Cast

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Carroll O'Connor ... Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie / ... (145 episodes, 1988-1995)
Alan Autry ... Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner / ... (145 episodes, 1988-1995)
David Hart ... Officer Parker Williams / ... (145 episodes, 1988-1995)
Hugh O'Connor ... Lt. Lonnie Jamison / ... (145 episodes, 1988-1995)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. ... Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs / ... (121 episodes, 1988-1994)
Anne-Marie Johnson ... Althea Tibbs (118 episodes, 1988-1993)
Geoffrey Thorne ... Sgt. Wilson Sweet / ... (110 episodes, 1988-1993)
Crystal R. Fox ... Officer Luann Corbin / ... (101 episodes, 1989-1995)
Dee Shaw ... Cpl. Dee Shepard / ... (82 episodes, 1989-1995)
C.C. Taylor ... Officer Charlie Peake / ... (79 episodes, 1989-1995)

Denise Nicholas ... Harriet DeLong / ... (67 episodes, 1989-1995)
Randall Franks ... Officer Randy Goode (61 episodes, 1988-1993)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min (150 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Conyers, Georgia, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Carroll O'Connor was replaced for some episodes by Joe Don Baker, playing Acting Chief Tom Dugan, while O'Connor recuperated from heart surgery. more
Quotes:
Bill Gillespie: I'll stay here and round up a posse, in case I feel the need to cut anybody off at the pass. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-07-08)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
In the Heat of the Night more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
From an excellent film to an excellent series, 13 August 2002
Author: raysond from Chapel Hill,North Carolina

This was without a doubt one of the best TV shows to ever depict the South the way it needed to be shown during the latter part of late 80's and continue into the mid-90's. This was in fact a worthy successor to the 1967 Oscar winning film of the same title. Its extremely rare these days to find a film-to-TV spin off that actually works on its own formula(the last show to accomplished such a feat and excel was MASH),and it does just that. It has an originality of its own--and it is sometimes quirky(since this set in the fictional Southern town of Sparta,and sometimes it can be downright eccentric)in the way that ordinary people act under circumstances in extraordinary situations. But in point,it taught us about the racial prejudices and as well as real life situations courtesy of its teacher and executive producer of the series....CARROLL O'CONNOR. It shows how racial problems can be solved,and also shows us that for one how drugs and drinking as well as abuse can tear a family apart and how to deal with those issues(several episodes consisted of the subject dealt with this brilliantly,including one scene where suicide was a major factor). It shows how a police force was very concerned with the community and what made it so good was that they were were not so caring but they knew what the community and its people were going through in a time of crisis. In other words,the police cared what was going on regardless of came about. Also,to make this statement....Carroll O'Connor is the ONLY actor in Hollywood who spoke out about the abuse of drugs in the community(he stepped out of character in one episode to speak about that which brought me to tears),and his show dealt with that exceptionally well. As the show made the switched from NBC to CBS in 1993,the show stayed focus on issues,but it also was the first to show an interracial marriage between characters. At its best it showed the all out emotions of the human condition,but its still is a beautifully produced show. Kudos to the late Howard Rollins,and Carroll O'Connor. R.I.P.

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