In the Heat of the Night Hot Nights (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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In the Heat of the Night

Hot Nights (Season 2, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bubba Skinner enters into a whirlwind romance with a seductive author passing through Sparta.

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Director

Writers

James Lee Barrett (developed for television by) | Mark Edward Edens (written by) (as Mark Edens) | John Ball (based on the characters from the novel by)

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Directors

Ben Rubin | Mary Jo Slater

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 27, 1988

Release date

Dec 27, 1988 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Carroll O'Connor Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) See fewer	Ragtime (1981)
Alan Autry Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs (credit only) Althea Tibbs (credit only) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Lois Nettleton Joanne St. John Joanne St. John See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
David Hart Officer Parker Williams Officer Parker Williams See fewer	Silver Bullet (1985)
Geoffrey Thorne Officer Wilson Sweet Officer Wilson Sweet See fewer	Magnum P.I. (2018)
Hugh O'Connor Cpl. Lonnie Jamison Cpl. Lonnie Jamison See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Barbara Stock Jacqueline 'Jackie' Holt Jacqueline 'Jackie' Holt See fewer	Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Ralph Pace Huell Cobb Huell Cobb See fewer	Mutant (1984)
Peter Thomasson Frank Vandorn Frank Vandorn See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Bill Ash Tom Anderson Tom Anderson See fewer	Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
Suzi Bass Eula Eula See fewer	Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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