In the Heat of the Night (TV)

In the Heat of the Night was a 1988 television series based on the motion picture, In the Heat of the Night. It starred Carroll O'Connor as William Gillespie and Howard Rollins as Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs had traveled to the Sparta area for his mother's funeral. He was persuaded to remain by the city government, who had felt the need to make the city's police department more diverse. Gillespie was a crusty small town police chief.

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The television series also took place in a fictionalized version of Sparta, Mississippi. While there is a real Sparta, the version of Sparta shown on television is very different than the real town. For example, the TV Sparta is situated along Interstate highway 20, while the real town is nowhere near an interstate. During the first season, Hammond, Louisiana was the site of the show's production. In the second season, the show was moved to Covington, Georgia, and it remained there for the rest of its run.

Related Topics:
Sparta, Mississippi - Interstate highway - Hammond, Louisiana - Covington, Georgia

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