In the Heat of the Night

Name: In the Heat of the Night
Released: 1988
Rating: 53.04347826086956
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor, Howard E. Rollins Jr.

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In the Heat of the Night

53%

Ratings and fans

Drama / Crime / Mystery

USA, (1988–1994), 111 h 37 min (Length: 42–96 min)

Creators:

James Lee Barrett

Directed by:

Bernard McEveety, Larry Hagman, Winrich Kolbe, David Hemmings, David Soul, Chuck Bowman, Mario Azzopardi, Reza Badiyi, Ivan Dixon, Russ Mayberry, Carroll O'Connor, Rod Holcomb, Vincent McEveety, E. W. Swackhamer, Paul Lynch, Michael Ray Rhodes, Leo Penn, Lee H. Katzin, Vince Edwards, Jeffrey Hayden, Anthony Wilkinson, Alexander Singer, Charles Mills, Gene Reynolds, Dick Martin, David Moessinger, Joe Gannon, Peter Salim, Harry Harris, Gail Liberti-Kennedy (more)

Based on:

John Ball (book)

Produced by:

Edward Ledding, Joe Gannon, Jeri Taylor, Edward DeBlasio, Mark Rodgers, Robert Bielak, Hugh Benson, Stanley Kallis, James Lee Barrett

Casting:

Rick Millikan, Nan Dutton

Editing:

Mark Melnick, William B. Stich, Jack Harnish, Leon Carrere, Patrick M. Ryan, Bob Bring, Buford F. Hayes, Dick Darling

Sound:

Maury Harris, Neil Brody, Edward F. Suski, Bill Thiederman, M. Curtis Price, Robert Edmondson, Steve Pederson, Chris Carpenter, Ray O'Reilly, B. Tennyson Sebastian II, John J. Stephens, Bob Minkler, Jay M. Harding, Garrie Bolger, Howard Wilmarth, Gordon L. Day, William Gazecki, Glenn E. Anderson, Greg Hedgepath, Leonard Peterson

Production design:

Al Rohm, William Hiney, Lowell Chambers, Edward J. McDonald, Robert Checchi, Bruce Kay, Frank Galline

Make-up:

Wynona Price, Marilyn Peoples, Sylvia Mays, JoAnn Stafford-Chaney, Dianne Roberson, Sterfon Demings, Jack Wilson, Ann Wadlington, Nora de la Torre, Dee Manges, Rita Clayton, Caren Dahy, Janice D. Brandow, Robin LaVigne, Ronald W. Smith, Mario Gonzales, Betty Niecy Alexander-Lawson, Michael Tyler

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Seasons(7) / Episodes(138)

Season 1 (1988) - 7 episodes
Season 2 (1988) - 21 episodes
Season 3 (1989) - 22 episodes
Season 4 (1990) - 21 episodes
Season 5 (1991) - 22 episodes
Season 6 (1992) - 22 episodes
Season 7 (1993) - 23 episodes

Plots(1)

Based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name, this series provided a hopeful, yet honest look at life in the new South. Set in the fictional Sparta, Mississippi, the show was a marvelous blend of heartfelt drama and folksy humor. It portrayed both the professional and personal pursuits of Sparta P.D's officers. (official distributor synopsis)

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