James Lee Barrett
Director
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Season 7
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.
Released March 6, 1988
Episode 61 min
13+
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Production Companies: MGM Television, Fred Silverman Productions, Juanita Bartlett Production, Fred Silverman Company, MGM/UA TelevisionJADDA Productions
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S7E1 - Child's Play
Chief Gillespie is fired by the city council and Sparta's new police chief Hampton Forbes arrives in town.Bill's last case with Sparta P.D. is a murder investigation in which a young boy has been implicated.
Sept. 16, 1993, midnight
S7E2 - Hatton's Turn (1)
Hampton Forbes assumes the office of Chief of Police and Bill becomes the Sheriff of Newman county.Former Spartan Wade Hatton returns to Sparta hoping to make sense of his life and rekindle his relationship with Sarah Hallisey.Bubba and Covey take the new chief on a tour of Sparta and Bill takes Wade to visit some distant cousins.Meanwhile two young criminals involve a mentally handicapped young man in a terrible crime.
Sept. 18, 1993, midnight
S7E3 - Hatton's Turn (2)
Wade and Sarah try to keep young Henry from being punished for a crime he did not commit and Forbes and his officers search for the two men who are really responsible.
Sept. 18, 1993, midnight
S7E4 - A Depraved Heart
The daughter of an old friend asks Bubba to arrest the man who knowingly gave her AIDS.
Sept. 23, 1993, midnight
S7E5 - Incident at Brewer's Pond
A night of revelry at a local pond turns deadly.
Sept. 30, 1993, midnight
S7E6 - A Love Lost
Lana's ex- boyfriend comes to see her and brings a load of stolen rifles with him.
Oct. 14, 1993, midnight
S7E7 - Singin' the Blues
Luann moonlights as a singer at a nightclub and finds romance with the clubs owner.Her happiness is shortlived when she realizes that the bartender is dealing drugs.
Oct. 28, 1993, midnight
S7E8 - Virgil Tibbs, Attorney at Law
Attorney Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and is soon assigned his first case as a defense attorney.
Nov. 4, 1993, midnight
S7E9 - Every Man's Family
Bubba travels to Atlanta to help his nephew after the boy overdoses on drugs.He soon teams up with a street wise cop to take down the drug ring.
Nov. 10, 1993, midnight
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S7E10 - A Baby Called Rocket
A neglected baby stirs maternal feelings in Luann.
Nov. 25, 1993, midnight
S7E11 - Little Girl Lost
Tragic story of an alcoholic teen who accidentally kills a little girl while she is drinking and driving.
Dec. 9, 1993, midnight
S7E12 - Your Own Kind
None
Dec. 16, 1993, midnight
S7E13 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
Virgil defends Parker after he is falsely accused of police brutality by a drug dealer.The prosecution's main witness - the man's girlfriend, who was once engaged to Parker.
Jan. 6, 1994, midnight
S7E14 - Maybelle Returns
Maybelle's new phone sex business is a great success - until one her girls decides to moonlight as a prostitute.
Jan. 12, 1994, midnight
S7E15 - The Last Round
Forbes is delighted when his fiancee Angela comes to see him,but is disappointed when he realizes that they have very different plans for the future.
Jan. 19, 1994, midnight
S7E16 - Ches and the Grand Lady
Lonnie must protect his Aunt Cordelia when her cherished friendship with Ches Collins angers one of his cousins.
Jan. 26, 1994, midnight
S7E17 - Conspiracy of One
Virgil accepts a position at a prominent law firm.But as a former police officer he feels conflicting emotions when he realizes that one of their clients is guilty of murder.
Feb. 2, 1994, midnight
S7E18 - The Rabbi
A Rabbi returns to Sparta after many years.Racists vandalize his synagogue and soon after their Torah is stolen.Forbes investigates but the Rabbi refuses to trust Bill because of his inaction while investigating a hate crime many years ago.
Feb. 9, 1994, midnight
S7E19 - Hard Choices
Eugene tries to protect a friend who was an unwilling accomplice to a robbery and in doing so endangers his probation -- and his life.
March 9, 1994, midnight
S7E20 - Time's Long Shadow
Harriet tries to stop an arrogant developer from destroying an important archeological site.
March 16, 1994, midnight
S7E21 - Poor Relations
Comedic episode in which Parker's ne'er-do-well stepfather returns to Sparta with a new wife, a stolen painting and two inept art thieves who are determined to steal the painting back.
March 30, 1994, midnight
S7E22 - Dangerous Engagement
Bill and Harriet's wedding plans are interrupted by a sniper who mistakes Bill for Sheriff McComb.
May 4, 1994, midnight
S7E23 - In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life is a film directed by Russ Mayberry released on May 11, 1994.
May 11, 1994, midnight
S7E24 - Give Me Your Life (2)
Bill and Harriet return home.The cult kidnaps the girl from her foster home.And Forbes and his men arrest a man who has been supplying drugs used to keep the cult members under control.Soon a standoff develops and the officers realize that they have no intention of surrendering.Sarah is taken hostage.As they attempt to rescue the women and children Lonnie and Parker find themselves defusing a bomb and Bubba risks his life to rescue a small child from the building.
May 11, 1994, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 61 min.
Season Runtime: 9000 min.
Released: March 6, 1988
Last Air Date: May 16, 1995, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 13+
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