In the Heat of the Night

Season 5 (22 Episodes)

8 Seasons 1991 TV-14 1h 00m 7.6

The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.

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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Season 5 Episodes:

Episode 1 A Woman Much Admired

1. A Woman Much Admired

Aired: Oct 1, 1991

Gillespie receives a life altering shock when an old flame comes for a visit ...

Episode 2 Baby for Sale

2. Baby for Sale

Aired: Oct 8, 1991

Bubba discovers that his cousins have adopted their baby under questionable c...

Episode 3 Obsession

3. Obsession

Aired: Oct 22, 1991

A promiscuous high school teacher is stalked by her dangerous ex-boyfriend.

Episode 4 Liar's Poker

4. Liar's Poker

Aired: Oct 28, 1991

A man hosting his annual high stakes poker game is murdered.

Episode 5 Ruda's Awakening

5. Ruda's Awakening

Aired: Nov 4, 1991

When Virgil's estranged aunt is eyewitness to a teenager killed in a botched ...

Episode 6 Unfinished Business

6. Unfinished Business

Aired: Nov 11, 1991

Bubba returns to Los Angeles to tie up some loose ends from his last trip there.

Episode 8 Sweet, Sweet Blues

8. Sweet, Sweet Blues

Aired: Nov 25, 1991

A local jazz musician reveals information about the murder of Officer Sweet's...

Episode 9 Sparta Gold

9. Sparta Gold

Aired: Dec 2, 1991

Bubba stumbles upon a marijuana growing operation, later found to be led by a...

Episode 10 An Eye for an Eye

10. An Eye for an Eye

Aired: Dec 9, 1991

D.A. Darnell's daughter is kidnapped by the father of a man Darnelle sent to ...

Episode 11 The Littlest Victim

11. The Littlest Victim

Aired: Dec 16, 1991

Lonnie Jamison is saddened to discover that his high school girlfriend is now...

Episode 12 The Landlord

12. The Landlord

Aired: Jan 6, 1992

When a slumlord is mysteriously murdered, it is implied that he had dealings ...

Episode 13 Fool for Love

13. Fool for Love

Aired: Jan 13, 1992

When a doctor's disabled wife discovers his affair with one of his patients, ...

Episode 14 Love, Honor and Obey

14. Love, Honor and Obey

Aired: Feb 3, 1992

Parker's friend takes matters into her own hands when she is fed up with her ...

Episode 15 Odessa

15. Odessa

Aired: Feb 10, 1992

Sparta Police is on guard to control racial tension when a ceremony is held t...

Episode 16 A Time to Trust

16. A Time to Trust

Aired: Feb 17, 1992

The stepfather of one of Althea's students is implicated in a drug traffickin...

Episode 17 By Means Most Foul

17. By Means Most Foul

Aired: Feb 24, 1992

When a woman plots to kill her husband in order to continue her torrid love a...

Episode 19 Moseley's Lot

19. Moseley's Lot

Aired: Mar 30, 1992

The son of a local electrical contractor resents the fact that his father is ...

Episode 20 Family Reunion

20. Family Reunion

Aired: Apr 7, 1992

A paroled robber returns to Sparta in search of a $750,000 stash.

Episode 21 Sanctuary

21. Sanctuary

Aired: May 12, 1992

Gillespie & Tibbs, along with the abbot of a local monastery, stand accused o...

Episode 22 The Law on Trial

22. The Law on Trial

Aired: May 19, 1992

The trio receives an outpouring of support from the town and the police depar...

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Info about In the Heat of the Night

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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