In the Heat of the Night 1988
Created by James Lee Barrett
- Crime, Drama
- 60 min episodes
- 8 seasons
- 146 episodes
- Ended
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.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Carroll O'ConnorBill Gillespie
- Alan AutryBubba Skinner
- David HartParker Williams
- Hugh O'ConnorLonnie Jamison
- Crystal R. FoxLuann Corbin
- Denise NicholasHarriet DeLong
- Carl WeathersHampton Forbes
Crew
- James Lee BarrettCreator
- Fred SilvermanProducer
- Carroll O'ConnorProducer
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Seasons
- Season 18 eps · 1988
- Season 222 eps · 1988
- Season 322 eps · 1989
- Season 422 eps · 1990
- Season 522 eps · 1991
- Season 622 eps · 1992
- Season 724 eps · 1993
- Season 84 eps · 1994
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