Search results
Pilot: Part 1: Directed by David Hemmings. With Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson. Chief Gillespie reluctantly accepts visiting Sparta native Virgil Tibbs as his new Chief of Detectives in the midst of a high-profile murder investigation.
- (191)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- David Hemmings
- 1988-03-06
Pilot: Part 2: Directed by David Hemmings. With Carroll O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Alan Autry, Anne-Marie Johnson. Gillespie and Tibbs learn to get used to each other's working habits and bond as workers and friends to solve the murder.
- (140)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- David Hemmings
- 1988-03-06
Find out the cast, crew, production and release details of the 1988 TV episode of In the Heat of the Night, a crime drama series based on the movie of the same name. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, composers and more on IMDb.
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title that starred Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs and was broadcast on NBC from March 6, 1988-May 19, 1992 before moving to CBS, where it aired from October 28, 1992-May 16, 1995.
Mar 6, 1988 · Watch the first episode of the 1988 revival of the classic crime drama series, starring Carol O'Connor and Harold Rollins. They investigate a murder case and face racism and corruption in a small town.
A classic TV show about a black detective and a white sheriff solving crimes in a small town. Read the review of the pilot episode, where they investigate a high-school girl's murder, and see the cast and ratings.
March 5, 1988. 1 h 36 min. 18+. When Virgil Tibbs joins the Sparta, MI, police, resentment festers in Chief of Police Bill Gillespie. But when a local co-ed is brutally murdered, Gillespie and Tibbs join forces only to discover a tangled web of guilt and deception. Entitled.
