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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.
- (6.4K)
- 1988-03-06
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 60
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. It tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier), a Black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi.
A crime drama based on the 1967 film and novel, starring Carroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins as police partners in Mississippi. The series ran from 1988 to 1995 and covered various social issues and themes.
With Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant. A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
- (84K)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Norman Jewison
- 1967-08-02
In the Heat of the Night (1988) is a police procedural television series set in a small Southern town, revolving around African American police detective Virgil Tibbs, played by Howard Rollins, and his partnership with Bill Gillespie, the local white police chief, portrayed by Carroll O'Connor. The show explores complex social issues such as racism and justice, building on the foundation of ...
A black Philadelphia detective helps a racist Mississippi police chief solve a murder case in a racially hostile town. The film explores the themes of racism, justice, and friendship in a tense and suspenseful story.
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist...
- (90)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller