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In the Heat of the Night
S4.E13
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  • Episode aired Dec 18, 1990
  • TV-PG
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Judith Robinson and Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
CrimeDramaMystery

During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.

  • Director
    • David Soul
  • Writers
    • James Lee Barrett
    • Walton Dornisch
    • John Ball
  • Stars
    • Carroll O'Connor
    • Howard E. Rollins Jr.
    • Alan Autry
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    50
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Soul
    • Writers
      • James Lee Barrett
      • Walton Dornisch
      • John Ball
    • Stars
      • Carroll O'Connor
      • Howard E. Rollins Jr.
      • Alan Autry
    • 1User review
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    Carroll O'Connor
    Carroll O'Connor
    • Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
    Howard E. Rollins Jr.
    Howard E. Rollins Jr.
    • Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
    • (as Howard Rollins)
    Alan Autry
    Alan Autry
    • Lt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner
    Anne-Marie Johnson
    Anne-Marie Johnson
    • Althea Tibbs
    David Hart
    David Hart
    • Officer Parker Williams
    Geoffrey Thorne
    Geoffrey Thorne
    • Cpl. Wilson Sweet
    Hugh O'Connor
    Hugh O'Connor
    • Sgt. Lonnie Jamison
    Judith Robinson
    Judith Robinson
    • Reporter Millie Turnby
    Denise Nicholas
    Denise Nicholas
    • Harriet DeLong
    Crystal Fox
    Crystal Fox
    • Officer LuAnn Corbin
    Tonea Stewart
    Tonea Stewart
    • Aunt Etta Kibbey
    Johnny Popwell
    • Mel Levin
    Deborah Atkinson
    • Michelle Carpenter
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • George Brownlow
    • (archive footage)
    Peter Gabb
    • Horace Goode
    • (archive footage)
    Thom Gossom Jr.
    Thom Gossom Jr.
    • Ted Marcus
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Thom Gossom)
    Kathy Payne
    Kathy Payne
    • Bonnie
    • (archive footage)
    Sheryl Lynn Piland
    • Officer Christine Rankin
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Sherly Lynn Piland)
    • Director
      • David Soul
    • Writers
      • James Lee Barrett
      • Walton Dornisch
      • John Ball
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    • Connections
      Edited from In the Heat of the Night: Pilot: Part 1 (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)
      (uncredited)
      Written by Frederick Oakeley and John Francis Wade
      Sung by cast closing scene and portion played as part of the score

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    6/10
    God Bless Us Everyone
    In this Christmas episode of in The Heat Of The Night reporter Judith Robinson from the Sparta Herald is writing a human interest story about the Sparta, PD and while Carroll O'Connor is enemies with the editor he gives the other officers permission to talk.

    Which gives us some clips, some funny, some poignant over the hjistory of the program.

    In the end it's God Bless Us Everyone.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Nov 23, 2020

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1990 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Covington, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fred Silverman Company
      • Juanita Bartlett Production
      • MGM Television
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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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