Carroll O'Connor
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
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- 1. Pilot Mar 6, 1988
- Bill Gillespie is reunited with Virgil Tibbs in Sparta, Miss.
- 2. Pilot Mar 6, 1988
- A high-school girl's murder is investigated by Gillespie and Tubbs.
- 3. Road Kill Mar 15, 1988
- Gillespie and Tibbs have conflicting suspicions about a woman's murder.
In the Heat of the Night: Created by James Lee Barrett. With Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor. The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
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.
A white Southern police chief and a black detective put aside racial animosity to solve crimes in a Mississippi hamlet. This tense drama was inspired by the...
Chief Gillespie reluctantly accepts visiting Sparta native Virgil Tibbs as his new Chief of Detectives in the midst of a high-profile murder investigation. 8.4/10 (199) Rate.
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.
Unfortunately, the finest boxer, African-American Kevin "Cat" Brooks, is involved with a professional burglar, Caucasian Dennis Cantrell, in a series of home invasions and robberies. Forbes and Angela must come to terms with their personal goals and the impact on their relationship. 7.9/10 (48)
8 Seasons. CBS. Drama. TVPG. Watchlist. A white Southern police chief and a black detective put aside racial animosity to solve crimes in a Mississippi...
November 14, 1989. 46min. TV-PG. The first woman police officer on Sparta's force is killed during a case in which Gillespie apprehends a murderer and drug dealer. Free trial of MGM+.
In the Heat of the Night. Season 6. Based on the 1967 Oscar winner about a small southern town and its bombastic sheriff, who accepts the help of a black detective on a murder case. 1993 22 episodes. TV-PG. Drama. Free trial of MGM+. Watch with MGM+. Start your 7-day free trial. Episodes. Sort. S6 E1 - A Small War (Part 1) October 28, 1992. 47min.
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.
