In the Heat of the Night
Rating: 7.5 · 1988 · Crime, Drama · USA · 8 sns
Description
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. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.
Information
- Year
- 1988
- Genre
- Crime, Drama
- Country
- USA
- Seasons
- 8
- TMDB
- 7.5
- IMDb
- 7.5
Director
Cast
- Carroll O'Connor — Bill Gillespie
- Alan Autry — Bubba Skinner
- David Hart — Parker Williams
- Hugh O'Connor — Lonnie Jamison
- Howard Rollins — Virgil Tibbs
- Anne-Marie Johnson — Althea Tibbs
- Geoffrey Thorne — Wilson Sweet
- Crystal R. Fox — Luann Corbin
- Denise Nicholas — Harriet DeLong
- Carl Weathers — Hampton Forbes
- Lois Nettleton — Joanne St. John
- Afemo Omilami — Jimmy Dawes
- Christian LeBlanc — Junior Abernathy
- Burgess Meredith — Judge Cully
- Franklin Cover
- Bruce Kirby
- Terry Hobbs — Laine Paxton / Boy #1
- James Williamson — Rick (uncredited)
- Jennifer Bassey
- Kevin McCarthy