In the Heat of the Night

Based on the critically acclaimed novel and film of the same name, this series provides a hopeful, yet honest look at life in the new South. Set in the fictional Sparta, Mississippi, the show is a blend of heartfelt drama and folksy humor, portraying both the professional and personal pursuits of Sparta P.D's officers. Series star Carroll O'Connor, in a role far removed from Archie Bunker, served as executive producer. Using the pen name Matt Harris, O'Connor was also the story editor and wrote many of the episodes.

Le vicende della serie ruotano attorno al capo della polizia William Gillespie, mentre il famoso Ispettore Tibbs compare fino alla 6ª stagione quando dopo essersi laureato avvocato lascia il posto al collega Forbes.

Op basis van de veelgeprezen roman leverde deze serie een hoopvolle, maar eerlijke blik op het leven in het nieuwe Zuiden. Het fictieve Sparta Mississippi is een prachtige mix van oprechte drama en folky humor. Het geportretteerd zowel de professionele en persoonlijke bezigheden van Sparta PD officieren. Carroll O'Connor sppelt een rol ver verwijderd van Archie Bunker, en diende als uitvoerend producent.

Schauplatz ist die fiktive Kleinstadt Sparta in Mississippi. Dort sind mit dem mürrischen Polizeichef Gillespie und dem leitenden Detective Virgil Tibbs, der zuvor in Philadelphia tätig war, zwei sehr gegensätzliche Persönlichkeiten für die Verbrechensbekämpfung zuständig. Doch Gillespies Erfahrung und Tibbs’ moderne Techniken machen sie zu einem unschlagbaren Duo. In den Folgen werden eine Vielzahl von Problemen thematisiert, darunter Rassismus, Drogenmissbrauch, AIDS, Vergewaltigung, Inzest und Korruption.

dansk English italiano Nederlands Deutsch

TheTVDB.com Series ID 77607
Status Ended
First Aired March 6, 1988
Recent May 16, 1995
Network CBS
Average Runtime 46 minutes
Genres Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Country United States of America
Original Language English
On Other Sites IMDB TMS (Zap2It) TheMovieDB.com
Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
Award Nominations Lois Nettleton for Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, 1989 Carroll O'Connor for Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, 1989 (winner)
Favorited This series has been favorited by 13 people.
Created February 4, 2008 by
Administrator admin
Modified August 29, 2024 by
waoker01

Season	From	To	Episodes
All Seasons
Specials			0
Season 1	March 1988	May 1988	8
Season 2	December 1988	May 1989	22
Season 3	October 1989	May 1990	22
Season 4	September 1990	April 1991	22
Season 5	October 1991	May 1992	22
Season 6	October 1992	May 1993	22
Season 7	September 1993	May 1994	24
Season 8	October 1994	May 1995	4
Unassigned Episodes			0

Season	From	To	Episodes
Unassigned Episodes			146

Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1			0
Unassigned Episodes			146

Carroll O'Connor
as Bill Gillespie

Howard Rollins
as Virgil Tibbs

Christian LeBlanc
as Junior Abernathy

Tonea Stewart
as Aunt Etta Kibbey

Randall Franks
as Randy Goode

Hugh O'Connor
as Lonnie Jamison

David Hart
as Parker Williams

Alan Autry
as Bubba Skinner

C.C. Taylor
as Charlie Peake/Man in the Bottoms

Wilbur Fitzgerald
as DA Gerard Darnelle

Harvey E. Lee Jr.
as Ken Covey
* needs role-specific image

Barbara Lee-Belmonte
as Christine Surillo

Peter Gabb
as Horace Goode

Lois Nettleton
as Joanne St. John

Dee Shaw
as Dee Shepard

Mark Johnson
as Luke Everett
* needs role-specific image

Anne-Marie Johnson
as Althea Tibbs

Dan Biggers
as Frank Robb MD

Denise Nicholas
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

Crystal R. Fox
as Luanne Corbin

Geoffrey Thorne
as Wilson Sweet

Carl Weathers
as Hampton Forbes

Jen Harper
as Winona Day/Samantha/Sarah Jenner

Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
Carroll O'Connor	28	11/14/1989 - 05/11/1994
Harry Harris	21	12/27/1988 - 11/10/1993
Russ Mayberry	16	12/20/1988 - 05/11/1994
Winrich Kolbe	12	04/12/1988 - 02/09/1994
Joe Gannon	11	04/30/1991 - 02/02/1994
Vincent McEveety	11	01/16/1990 - 12/09/1992
Leo Penn	9	03/15/1988 - 11/25/1992
Paul Chavez	8	03/26/1991 - 03/16/1994
Larry Hagman	6	01/07/1992 - 12/09/1993
Reza Badiyi	5	02/04/1992 - 03/30/1994
Nancy Bond	4	12/06/1988 - 03/20/1990
Vince McEveety	4	12/02/1992 - 05/04/1994
Mario Azzopardi	3	10/31/1989 - 05/12/1992
Paul Lynch	3	10/24/1989 - 02/20/1990
Alexander Singer	3	03/14/1989 - 05/16/1989
Jeffrey Hayden	2	01/02/1990 - 02/27/1990
Gail Liberti - Kennedy	2	12/17/1991 - 10/28/1993
Mack Anderson	2	03/03/1993
E.W. Swackhamer	2	11/21/1989 - 12/12/1989
Chuck Bowman	2	04/04/1989 - 03/27/1990
Anthony Wilkinson	2	03/22/1988 - 05/03/1988
Gigi Levangie	2	03/03/1993
Stephen Schneck	2	12/16/1992
Lee H. Katzin	1	12/06/1988
Charles Mills	1	11/04/1993
David Moessinger	1	05/09/1989
Dick Martin	1	12/16/1993
Frank Dandridge	1	05/09/1989
Gene Reynolds	1	11/14/1989
Ivan Dixon	1	12/05/1989
Vince Edwards	1	03/20/1990
Peter Salim	1	02/26/1991

Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
Cynthia Deming	18	01/30/1990 - 05/11/1994
Mitchell Schneider	13	10/30/1990 - 05/04/1994
William J. Royce	10	03/26/1991 - 05/11/1994
Denise Nicholas	7	02/11/1992 - 03/30/1994
Mark Rodgers	4	11/28/1989 - 03/27/1990
William Royce	4	01/30/1990 - 09/18/1990
Robert Bielak	2	10/02/1990 - 01/08/1991
Elsye O'Connor	2	02/09/1994 - 03/16/1994
David O'Connor	2	02/09/1994 - 03/16/1994
Gina Barnett	2	10/25/1993 - 03/09/1994
Terry Erwin	1	05/02/1989
Terry Irwin	1	10/08/1991
Kathy McCormick	1	03/15/1988
James Novack	1	04/04/1989
Kim C. Friese	1	01/02/1990
Julie Friedgin	1	02/26/1991
David Rupel	1	05/16/1989
Arthur Bernard Lewis	1	02/12/1991
Terry Kay	1	09/30/1993
Patt Shea	1	02/18/1992
Richard Fielder	1	03/22/1988
Mark Edward Edens	1	12/27/1988
Stephen Baum	1	01/16/1990
Marc Taylor	1	05/09/1989
Kim Friese	1	02/13/1990
Lee Maddux	1	12/20/1988
Edward DeBlasio	1	10/31/1989
Jo William Phillip	1	03/14/1989
Bill Taub	1	11/05/1991