In the Heat of the Night (1988)

Story

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Trailer

Weekday Action Block - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT · plays from YouTube

Series Cast

• Carroll O'Connor Bill Gillespie 146 episodes
• Alan Autry Bubba Skinner 146 episodes
• David Hart Parker Williams 146 episodes
• Hugh O'Connor Lonnie Jamison 146 episodes
• Howard Rollins Virgil Tibbs 119 episodes
• Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs 118 episodes
• Geoffrey Thorne Wilson Sweet 118 episodes
• Crystal R. Fox Luann Corbin 116 episodes
• Denise Nicholas Harriet DeLong 116 episodes
• Carl Weathers Hampton Forbes 28 episodes
• Lois Nettleton Joanne St. John 22 episodes
• Afemo Omilami Walker Harris 9 episodes
• Christian LeBlanc Junior Abernathy 8 episodes
• Burgess Meredith Judge Cully 3 episodes
• Franklin Cover 2 episodes
• Bruce Kirby 2 episodes
• T Terry Hobbs Laine Paxton / Boy #1 2 episodes
• James Williamson 2 episodes

Seasons

• Season 11988 · 8 episodes
• Season 21988 · 22 episodes
• Season 31989 · 22 episodes
• Season 41990 · 22 episodes
• Season 51991 · 22 episodes
• Season 61992 · 22 episodes
• Season 71993 · 24 episodes
• Season 81994 · 4 episodes