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In the Heat of the Night( 1988)

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Overview

In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.

  1. James Lee Barrett

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Carroll O'Connor

    Bill Gillespie

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    Alan Autry

    Bubba Skinner

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    David Hart

    Parker Williams

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    Hugh O'Connor

    Lonnie Jamison

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    Crystal R. Fox

    Luann Corbin

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    Denise Nicholas

    Harriet DeLong

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    Carl Weathers

    Hampton Forbes

Current Season

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Season 8

1994 | 4 Episodes

Season 8 of In the Heat of the Night premiered on Oct 21 1994

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A review by GenerationofSwine

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Written by GenerationofSwine on Wed Jan 11 2023
I know, I know, it doesn't really hold a candle to the movie does it? They are sort of two entirely different beasts and this film... well, it has a lot more of a Hill Street Blues with minimal racial commentary in it than something you would expect from "In the heat of the Night." But Carroll O'Connor sort of kicked butt in this. And you can see the change. If they held on to the racial tension that made the movie so good.... that would have gotten old and as preachy as MASH. So they had to eventually form a bond, and when they did it just became a cop show, but a very good cop show. ...

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Status

Ended

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Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • police chief
  • police
  • racism
  • police detective