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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Carroll O'Connor	...	Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
	Howard E. Rollins Jr.	...	Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins)
	Alan Autry	...	Lt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner
	Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Althea Tibbs
	David Hart	...	Officer Parker Williams
	Geoffrey Thorne	...	Cpl. Wilson Sweet
	Hugh O'Connor	...	Sgt. Lonnie Jamison
	Judith Robinson	...	Reporter Millie Turnby
	Denise Nicholas	...	Harriet DeLong
	Crystal R. Fox	...	Officer Luann Corbin (as Crystal Fox)
	Tonea Stewart	...	Aunt Etta Kibbey
	Johnny Popwell	...	Mel Levin
	Deborah Atkinson	...	Michelle Carpenter (archive footage)
	Paul Benjamin	...	George Brownlow (archive footage)
	Peter Gabb	...	Horace Goode (archive footage)

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Storyline

In this Christmas episode, members of the Sparta Police Department are interviewed for an article in the Sparta Herald. Reporter Millie Turnby has a preconceived notion regarding the article and spins the information to suit her agenda. Flashbacks show the SPD's growing pains after Virgil Tibbs joins the force, especially in his relationships with Chief Bill Gillespie and Sergeant Bubba Skinner. As the officers read the article at a Christmas party, Gillespie puts it and the newspaper into proper perspective. Written by richardann

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christmas episode | christmas | clip show | See All (3) »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Certificate:

TV-PG

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1990 (USA) See more »

Filming Locations:

Covington, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fred Silverman Company,JADDA Productions,Juanita Bartlett Production See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

Previous episodes referred to in this episode were: "Pilot Pt.1 and Pt.2." (eps.1.1 and 1.2), "Don't Look Back, Pt.1" (ep.2.1), "Gunshots" (ep.2.7), "A Trip Upstate" (ep.2.11), "Rape" (ep.3.1), "First Girl" (ep.3.4) and "Brotherly Love Pt.1" (ep.4.1). See more »