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In the Heat of the Night was a 1988–95 Police Procedural series set as a distant sequel to the 1967 film of the same name, itself based on a 1965 novel by John Ball. The TV series picks up twenty years on, with a newly-married Detective Virgil Tibbs moving to Sparta, Mississippi after his mother's death.
Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, this series provided a hopeful, yet honest look at life in the new South. Set in the fictional Sparta, Mississippi, the show was a marvelous blend of heartfelt drama and folksy humor. It portrayed both the professional and personal pursuits of Sparta P.D's officers. Series star Carroll O'Connor, in a role far removed from Archie Bunker ...
Bill Gillespie is a police chief in a small town in the American South, and later becomes sheriff of the county. As Bill tries to solve crimes and catch criminals, aided by his capable investigator Virgil Tibbs and police lieutenant Bubba Skinner, he must navigate tricky small-town politics. Racial tensions often run high in the South and this theme is frequently explored. Bill's personal life ...
Bubba becomes the focus of a woman's obsessive love. Tibbs attempts to clear a classmate suspected in the drowning death of a former girlfriend. When his wife threatens to cause a scandal unless she is granted a divorce, a judge plots her murder. Sweet is investigated for allegedly soliciting a bribe.
December 16, 1991. 48min. TV-PG. When Lonnie Jamison helps Francie Miller, an old high school crush who’s in deep trouble and hitting the bottle, he finds a connection between Francie’s low-life boyfriend, Nick Crews, and a recent armed robbery of a local Sparta supermarket. Free trial of MGM+.
In The Heat Of The Night. TV-14. •. Thrillers. •. There are no inadequacies. Carroll O'Connor steps into the role of Bill Gillespie, a southern, white sheriff, and Howard Rollins takes on the mantle of Virgil Tibbs, an African American detective, who must put animosity aside to solve crimes in a racially-charged hamlet. Watch Now.
Carroll O'Connor. story editor (21 episodes, 1988-1992) Michael Aretsky. editorial engineering (44 episodes, 1991-1993) Cynthia Deming. story editor / executive story editor (41 episodes, 1990-1992) William J. Royce. story editor / executive story editor (41 episodes, 1990-1992) Jo Grossman.
