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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

—Carroll O'Connor stars as a small-town police chief (and later a sheriff) in fictional Sparta, Miss. For a small town, Sparta has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so O'Connor's Chief William Gillespie has his hands full. The TV series is based on the novel and film of the same name.
Crime, MysteryTV-PG

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  • Mobsters buying land near Sparta try to drive Gillespie's daughter from her home; guest Burgess Meredith.

  • Gillespie discovers a major New Orleans mob real estate scam is behind the scheme to force his daughter from her home and acquire her land.

  • Harriet consults Gillespie after she reluctantly agrees to help her son get his imprisoned father's murder conviction reversed.

  • Councilwoman DeLong's son objects to her romance with Chief Gillespie and refuses to cooperate after witnessing the gang-style execution of his best friend.

  • After threatening two boys (John Aaron Bennett, Zach McLemore) who trespassed on his property, a dangerous man (Jason Bryce) is shot dead in his home. With Carroll O'Connor.

  • Gillespie becomes sheriff; the murders of two Spartans link to a mentally impaired youth; guests Stacy Keach, Burgess Meredith.

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Carroll O'Connor stars as a small-town police chief (and later a sheriff) in fictional Sparta, Miss. For a small town, Sparta has its share of murder, rape, corruption, racism and drunken driving, so O'Connor's Chief William Gillespie has his hands full. The TV series is based on the novel and film of the same name.

Starring

Carroll O'Connor, Howard Rollins, Anne-Marie Johnson, Alan Autry, Denise Nicholas, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor, Christian LeBlanc, Lois Nettleton

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