In The Heat Of The Night was set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi, and followed the professional and personal lives of it's police officers. The series starred Carroll O'Connor who was also the Exec.Producer and writer of many episodes. The series dealt with a variety of issues in long run including: racism, drug abuse, rape, murder, incest, government corruption and drunk driving.
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Harry Harris (22 episodes)
- Vincent McEveety (18 episodes)
- Russ Mayberry (18 episodes)
Writers
- John Ball (83 episodes)
- Cynthia Deming (27 episodes)
- Carroll O'Connor (27 episodes)
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- The building used for exterior shots of the Sparta Police Department was actually the Newton County Library on Monticello Street in Covington, GA. Interior shots of the Sparta PD were shot on…
[show]The building used for exterior shots of the Sparta Police Department was actually the Newton County Library on Monticello Street in Covington, GA. Interior shots of the Sparta PD were shot on a set built on a soundstage in an industrial building a couple blocks over.
[hide] - Even though Virgil was referred to as "Mister Tibbs" or "Detective Tibbs" his official rank on the Sparta police force was captain.
- 'Carroll OConnor wrote several scripts, under the pseudonym Matt Harris, for the show and two "In the Heat of the Night" movies. He worked under the pseudonym concerned that his scripts would…
[show]'Carroll OConnor wrote several scripts, under the pseudonym Matt Harris, for the show and two "In the Heat of the Night" movies. He worked under the pseudonym concerned that his scripts would not be received well by television critics.
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