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.
A crime drama based on the Oscar-winning film, starring Carroll O'Connor as a police chief in a small town in the South. The series ran from 1988 to 1995 and explored racial tensions, personal lives and police procedures.
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- 1988-03-06
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 60
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.
Find out who starred in the 1988-2024 drama series based on the Oscar-winning film and novel. See the full list of directors, writers, producers and composers of In the Heat of the Night.
- Harry Harris
- 8
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 (47)
S1.E7 ∙ A Necessary Evil. Tue, Apr 12, 1988. Gillespie and Tibb's reluctant investigation of a bigamy case becomes absurd with the accused's half dozen wives, and serious when he is found dead in his cell. 8.3/10 (92)
Synopsis. 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.
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A crime drama starring Carroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins as police partners in a small town. The series ran from 1988 to 1995 and was released on DVD in 2012.
