Category:In the Heat of the Night – Season 1

Season 1 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 3 May 1988

Writer: Kathy McCormick

Director: Anthony Wilkinson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Mariska Hargitay (Audine Hicks), Will Bledsoe (Lester Sproles), Z Wright (Scooter), Pat Perkins (Miss Elnora), Jerry Marshall (Bates), Barbara Chaney (Mrs. Randall)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

 

← A Necessary Evil

Don’t Look Back – Part 1 →

Season 1 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 12 April 1988

Writer: Josef Anderson

Director: Winrich Kolbe

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Jennifer Bassey (Eugete Davenport), David Orange (Henley Davenport), Julia Montgomery (Elmyra Carroway), Ted Lange (James Jeffson), Zita Mack (Bea Jeffson), Carol Sutton (Lucille Jeffson), Alozia St. Julien (Ellie Anne Jeffson), Janee Michelle (Arlene Jeffson), Juanita Brooks (Raynette Jeffson), Valerie Thibodeaux (Sudie Jeffson), Daniel Haneman (Rumley)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

Episode Notes

• Businesses: Jeffson Stationery; The Fountain

 

← Blind Spot – Part 2

…And Then You Die →

Season 1 (Episode 5)

Air Date: 5 April 1988

Writer: William Gray

Director: David Hemmings

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dennis Lipscomb (Jim Findlay), Peter Gabb (Horace Goode), Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Cameron Dye (Buddy Trent), Jill Carroll (Barbara Giles), Bill Sadler (Ritchie Epman), Michael Spound (Steve Vincent), Lou Walker (John Reeve), Douglas Rye (Logan), George Sanchez (Agent Brack)

Episode Notes

• Location: Sparta General Hospital

 

← Blind Spot – Part 1

A Necessary Evil →

Season 1 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 29 March 1988

Writer: William Gray

Director: David Hemmings

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dennis Lipscomb (Jim Findlay), Maggie Blye (Miss Dee), Peter Gabb (Horace Goode), Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Cameron Dye (Buddy Trent), Jill Carroll (Barbara Giles), Bill Sadler (Ritchie Epman), Michael Spound (Steve Vincent), Lou Walker (John Reeve), Ralph Joseph (Rattler), Archie Sampier (Wallace), Mike Thomas (Eddie Lee), Douglas Rye (Logan)

Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

Episode Notes

• Location: Sparta General Hospital
• Business: Louis Barber Shop

 

← Fate

Blind Spot – Part 2 →

Season 1 (Episode 3)

Air Date: 22 March 1988

Writer: Richard Fiedler

Director: Anthony Wilkinson

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Peter Gabb (Horace Goode), Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Randy Brooks (Eric Hayes), Robin Strand (Andy Summers), Nana Visitor (Evie Summers), Brad Leland (Mace), Stock Fontelieu (Tolliver Morgan)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

Episode Notes

• Business: Morgan Distillery
• Newspaper: Sparta Herald

 

← Road Kill

Blind Spot – Part 1 →

Season 1 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 15 March 1988

Writer: Kathy McCormick

Director: Leo Penn

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dennis Lispcomb (Jim Findlay), Maggie Blye (Miss Dee), Peter Gabb (Horace Goode), Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Gail O’Grady (Pauline Slade), Donna Mitchell (Margaret Mims), Stephen Lee (Gilmore Hodges), Lane Smith (Sonny Mims), Marco St. John (Joe Ed Thaxton), Pat Perkins (Miss Elnora), Warren Kenner (Clyde), Jean Mayre (Hospital Employee)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

Episode Notes

• Business: Sonny Mims’ Land of Sports and Trophies

 

← Pilot – Part 2

Fate →

Season 1 (Episode 1a)

Air Date: 6 March 1988

Writer: James Lee Barrett

Director: David Hemmings

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dennis Lispcomb (Jim Findlay), Maggie Blye (Miss Dee), Peter Gabb (Horace Goode), Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Doug Savant (Scott LaPierre), Mills Watson (Dr. Bridgers), David Harris (Willie Jones), Jill Carroll (Barbara Giles) Kevin McCarthy (Harold LaPierre), Helene Udy (Annie Strickland), Stocker Fontelieu (Tolliver), Robert Adams (Meese), Rod Masterson (Morris), Chuck Hicks (Red Jack), Dave Petitjean (Smiley Hewitt), J. Kevin Brune (Ben Gilroy), John Wilmot (Mr. Gilroy), Jerry Leggio (Mr. Giles), Carol Sutton (Macie Jones), Hank Gautreux (Winthrop Mason)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

 

← Pilot – Part 1

Road Kill →

Season 1 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 6 March 1988

Writer: James Lee Barrett

Director: David Hemmings

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dennis Lispcomb (Jim Findlay), Maggie Blye (Miss Dee), Peter Gabb (Horace Goode), Hugh O’Connor (Jamison)

Guest Stars
Doug Savant (Scott LaPierre), Mills Watson (Dr. Bridgers), David Harris (Willie Jones), Jill Carroll (Barbara Giles), Kevin McCarthy (Harold LaPierre), Helene Udy (Annie Strickland), Stocker Fontelieu (Tolliver), Robert Adams (Meese), Rod Masterson (Morris), Chuck Hicks (Red Jack), Dave Petitjean (Smiley Hewitt), J. Kevin Brune (Ben Gilroy), John Wilmot (Mr. Gilroy), Jerry Leggio (Mr. Giles), Carol Sutton (Macie Jones), Hank Gautreux (Winthrop Mason)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Notes

• Some Air Transportation Furnished by Continental Airlines

 

Pilot – Part 2 →

Additional Editing

• Buford F. Hayes: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

Assistant Editor

• Virginia Olah: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Blind Spot – Part 2; …And Then You Die
• Larry Breslow: Road Kill; Fate; A Necessary Evil
• Sean Lambert: Blind Spot – Part 1; A Necessary Evil

Assistant to Ms Bartlett: Jane Everett

Camera Operator

• Bill Mendenhall: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

Atmosphere Employment

• Hammond Louisiana Job Service: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Casting

• Nan Dutton: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

Chief Lighting Technicians

• Gene Glick: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• Jim Rose: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil
• James Kibbe: …And Then You Die

Construction Coordinator: Barry Michael Kingston

Costume Supervisor: Brienne

Director of Photography: Brianne Murphy

Edited by

• Jack Harnish: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Blind Spot – Part 2; …And Then You Die
• Buford F. Hayes: Road Kill; Fate; A Necessary Evil
• William B. Stich: Blind Spot – Part 1; A Necessary Evil

Executive Consultant

• James Lee Barrett: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Extras Casting

• Peter Bentivegna: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• Ricky Masaracchia: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

Hairstylist: Jane Brandow

Key Grip: Rhett Wooden

Location Manager: David McCarty

Los Angeles Casting

• Jan Glasser: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die
• Ben Rubin: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2;

Makeup Artist: Dee Manges

Men’s Costumer

• Rudolph Garcia: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• Gil Loe: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Music

• Dick deBenedictis: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• Nan Schwartz: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Music Editing

• Do-Re-Mi
• Ted Roberts: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die
• Stan Jones: Fate

New Orleans Casting

• Rick Landry
• Wilma Francis

Original Casting

• Nan Dutton: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Post Production Supervisor: Bruce A. Pobjoy

Producer

• Stan Kallis: Road Kill; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2
• Hugh Benson: Fate; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Production Coordinator

• Doris Braden: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Blind Spot – Part 1
• Ann Ashcraft: Fate; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Production Designer: Bill Hiney

Property Master: Russell Goble

Re-Recording Mixers

• Gordon L. Day
• Garrie Bolger
• Howard Wilmarth

Script Supervisor

• Gillian Murphy: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• Stuart Lippman: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil
• Hope Williams: …And Then You Die

Set Decorator

• (Robert) Bob Checchi
• Edward J. McDonald: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

Sound Editing

• Echo Film Services
• Joseph Melody: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• David McMoyler: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Sound Mixer: Glenn Anderson

Special Effects

• Bill Doane: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

Story Editor

• Matt Harris
• Kathy McCormick: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

Stunt Coordinator

• Chuck Hicks: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; …And Then You Die

Transportation Coordinator: Howard Small

Unit Production Manager: Al Kraus

Women’s Costumer: June Lynn Smith-Ivanov

1st Assistant Director

• Nick Smirnoff: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil
• Richard Wells: Road Kill; …And Then You Die

2nd Assistant Director

• Robin Winter: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2
• James S. Griffin: Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die

2nd 2nd Assistant Director

• James S. Griffin: Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2

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Developed for Television by James Lee Barrett

Executive in Charge of Production: Christopher Seitz

Executive Producers: Juanita Bartlett and Fred Silverman

“In the Heat of the Night”: Music by Quincy Jones. Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Performed by Bill Champlin.

Main Title Design: Bill Millar and Deena Burkett

Mobile Camera Mount Furnished by Aero Cam (Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2)

Panaflex Camera and Lenses by Panavision

The Producers wish to thank The People of Hammond, Louisiana for their outstanding contribution.

Episodes Copyright: 1988

TV Ratings (USA): 17.0 (No. 19)

The Fred Silverman Company
A Jadda Production in Association with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

Other Recurring Characters

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Jim Findlay (Dennis Lipscomb)

Episodes
Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2

 

 

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Miss Dee (Maggie Blye)

Episodes
Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Blind Spot – Part 1

 

 

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Horace Goode (Peter Gabb)

Episodes
Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2

 

 

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Lonnie Jamison (Hugh O’Connor)

Episodes
Pilot – Part 1; Pilot – Part 2; Road Kill; Fate; Blind Spot – Part 1; Blind Spot – Part 2; A Necessary Evil; …And Then You Die