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.
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In the Heat of the Night has 8 seasons.
In the Heat of the Night has 146 episodes.
The key characters in In the Heat of the Night are Bill Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor), Bubba Skinner (Alan Autry), Parker Williams (David Hart).
In the Heat of the Night was directed by Harry Harris, Russ Mayberry, Winrich Kolbe, Vincent McEveety, Leo Penn, Larry Hagman, Reza Badiyi, Carroll O'Connor, Mario Philip Azzopardi, Paul Lynch, David Hemmings, Chuck Bowman, Gene Reynolds, Jeffrey Hayden, Alexander Singer, David Soul, Ivan Dixon, Vince Edwards, Lee H. Katzin, Dick Martin, Joe Gannon.
In the Heat of the Night was produced by Carroll O'Connor, Fred Silverman.
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.
In the Heat of the Night is rated TV-PG.
In the Heat of the Night is a Crime, Drama, Mystery show.
In the Heat of the Night has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
In the Heat of the Night episodes are 60m long.
No, this show was canceled after 8 seasons.