The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Carroll O'Connor | ... |
Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie
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(146 episodes, 1988-1995)
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| Alan Autry | ... |
Capt. V.L. 'Bubba' Skinner
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(146 episodes, 1988-1995)
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| David Hart | ... |
Officer Parker Williams
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(146 episodes, 1988-1995)
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| Hugh O'Connor | ... |
Lt. Lonnie Jamison
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(146 episodes, 1988-1995)
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| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... |
Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs
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(121 episodes, 1988-1994)
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| Anne-Marie Johnson | ... |
Althea Tibbs
(119 episodes, 1988-1993)
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| Geoffrey Thorne | ... |
Sgt. Wilson Sweet
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(110 episodes, 1988-1993)
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| Crystal Fox | ... |
Officer LuAnn Corbin
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(102 episodes, 1989-1995)
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C.C. Taylor | ... |
Officer Charlie Peake
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(87 episodes, 1989-1995)
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Dee Shaw | ... |
Cpl. Dee Shepard
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(85 episodes, 1989-1995)
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| Randall Franks | ... |
Officer Randy Goode
(81 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Denise Nicholas | ... |
Harriet DeLong
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(69 episodes, 1989-1995)
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Harvey E. Lee Jr. | ... |
Officer Ken Covey
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(48 episodes, 1992-1995)
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Mark Johnson | ... |
Officer Luke Everett
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(47 episodes, 1992-1995)
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Dan Biggers | ... |
Dr. Frank Robb
(43 episodes, 1989-1995)
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| Tonea Stewart | ... |
Aunt Etta Kibbey
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(38 episodes, 1988-1994)
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| Wilbur Fitzgerald | ... |
Dist. Atty. Gerard Darnelle
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(38 episodes, 1989-1995)
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| Carl Weathers | ... |
Chief Hampton Forbes
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(28 episodes, 1993-1995)
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| Thom Gossom Jr. | ... |
Ted Marcus
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(25 episodes, 1988-1995)
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| Lois Nettleton | ... |
Joanne St. John
(22 episodes, 1988-1989)
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Barbara Lee-Belmonte | ... |
Deputy Christine Surillo
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(19 episodes, 1993-1995)
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| Jen Harper | ... |
Dr. Winona Day
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(16 episodes, 1990-1994)
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| Maureen Dowdell | ... |
Tracey Boggs
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(13 episodes, 1991-1995)
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Sharron Cain | ... |
Officer Brenda
(13 episodes, 1993-1995)
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| Karen Carlson | ... |
Sarah Hallisey
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(12 episodes, 1990-1994)
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Ron Culbreth | ... |
Sheriff Will McComb
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(11 episodes, 1988-1994)
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| Wallace Merck | ... |
City Councilman E.H. 'Holley' Colmer
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(11 episodes, 1992-1995)
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| Rugg Williams | ... |
Eugene Glendon
(10 episodes, 1990-1994)
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Stuart Culpepper | ... |
Judge Sims
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(10 episodes, 1988-1995)
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Chris Lobban | ... |
Bobby Johnson
(10 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Afemo Omilami | ... |
Jimmy Dawes
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(9 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Christian Jules Le Blanc | ... |
Patrolman Junior Abernathy
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(8 episodes, 1988)
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Scott Brian Higgs | ... |
Randy Calhoun
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(8 episodes, 1990-1993)
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Laura Whyte | ... |
Judge Whitley
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(8 episodes, 1989-1994)
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Bill Crabb | ... |
Bo the Bartender
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(8 episodes, 1989-1994)
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Charles Black | ... |
Councilman Grover Dorsey
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(8 episodes, 1992-1995)
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| Bob Penny | ... |
Alvin P. Epp
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(7 episodes, 1990-1993)
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Leslie Rhodes | ... |
Cheryl the Waitress
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(7 episodes, 1989-1991)
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| Tony Brubaker | ... |
Self - Tony brubaker
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(7 episodes, 1988-1992)
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Sharon Pratt | ... |
Nurse Millie
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(7 episodes, 1990-1994)
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Peter Gabb | ... |
Horace Goode
(7 episodes, 1988-1990)
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Danny Nelson | ... |
Atty. Edwin Ramey
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(6 episodes, 1989-1994)
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Annie Joe Edwards | ... |
Mona Stellar
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(6 episodes, 1991-1994)
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Marion Guyot | ... |
Louise Laneer
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(6 episodes, 1992-1994)
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| Dennis Lipscomb | ... |
Mayor Jim Findlay
(5 episodes, 1988)
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| Judson Vaughn | ... |
Buford Fowler
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(5 episodes, 1989-1993)
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Johnny Popwell | ... |
Jerry Shelby - Driver
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(5 episodes, 1989-1994)
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| Charles Lawlor | ... |
Brent Lunay
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(5 episodes, 1989-1993)
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| Jill Jane Clements | ... |
Maude
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(5 episodes, 1989-1993)
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C. Harrison Avery | ... |
Willie Stevens
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(5 episodes, 1990-1995)
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Production Companies
- Fred Silverman Productions
- JADDA Productions (season 1)
- Juanita Bartlett Production (seasons 2-8)
- MGM Television
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1992) (United States) (tv) (seasons 1-5)
- CBS (1995) (United States) (tv) (seasons 6-8)
- Global (1994) (Canada) (tv)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1997) (Germany) (tv)
- TGG Direct (2012) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- TGG Direct (2013) (United States) (DVD) (seasons four, five, & eight)
- TGG Direct (2014) (United States) (DVD) (seasons six & seven)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (1995) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- ITV - Independent Television (1989) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Me-TV (United States) (tv)
- RTL9 (2004) (France) (tv)
- Série Club (2003) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aero-Cam (mobile camera mount)
- Continental Airlines (some air transportation furnished by) (season 1)
- Crawford Post Production (post-production services) (season 8)
- Do Re Mi Music (music editorial)
- Echo Film Services (sound effects)
- Ediflex Systems (edited on) (seasons 6-8)
- Hammond Louisiana Job Service (atmosphere employment) (season 1)
- Interlock Studios (music editorial)
- Vortexx (funding)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Bill Gillespie is a police chief in a small town in the American South, and later becomes sheriff of the county. As Bill tries to solve crimes and catch criminals, aided by his capable investigator Virgil Tibbs and police lieutenant Bubba Skinner, he must navigate tricky small-town politics. Racial tensions often run high in the South and this theme is frequently explored. Bill's personal life is often portrayed in this TV drama, as well.
Written by Tad Dibbern |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The season 7 episode "Every Man's Family" was meant as the pilot for a proposed spinoff for the character of Bubba Skinner. The network did not have any available slots at the time it was first broadcast and In the Heat of the Night ended soon after, so the spinoff never materialized. It would have been set in Atlanta. See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening credit sequence, the scene behind Alan Autry is reversed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | In the Heat of the Night See more » |
| Quotes |
Virgil Tibbs:
I want to like you people; and I want you people to like me. But there can't be liking without respect, and until there is that respect you will call me MISTER TIBBS! See more » |