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Overview

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7.6/10   334 votes
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Director:
Bernard McEveety
Writer:
Jordan Budde (writer) (one episode)
Contact:
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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:
A worthy successor to a great film more (22 total)

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 / ... (83 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 (64 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 wrote several scripts, under the pseudonym Matt Harris, for the show and two "In the Heat of the Night" movies. He worked under the pseudonym concerned that his scripts would not be received well by television critics. 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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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
A worthy successor to a great film, 26 January 1999
Author: anonymous

It's extremely rare these days to find a film-to-tv spin-off that actually works (anybody remember 'Working Girl'?) but this 'Heat' is a worthy exception. It also has a strong, original slant of it's own -- the quirky (and, since this is the fictional South, sometimes downright eccentric) ways that ordinary people behave in extraordinary situations. Of course, in lazier moments this can sometimes mean genre cliches. And as the years go on it becomes increasingly difficult -- due to a series of well-publicized internal troubles -- to find ALL the stars together in the same episode. But at its best, the show has some powerful things to say about the human condition...and at its worst, it's still a beautifully produced hour spent with some very likable characters.

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