Category:In the Heat of the Night – Season 7

Season 7 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 11 May 1994

Teleplay: Cynthia Deming and William J. Royce

Story: Matt Harris

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Karen Carlson (Sarah Hallisey), Wilbur T. Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Jen Harper (Dr. Day), Thom Gossom Jr (Ted Marcus), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Peter Fonda (Marcantony Appfel), Joy Farmer (Clarice Finch), Gwynth Walsh (Lula Finch), Mitchell Laurance (Alan Calloway), Margo Moorer (Robin Stewart), Robert Treveiler (Robert Stone), Edith Ivey (Dr. Ellis), Laura Whyte (Judge Whitley), Marion Guyot (Louise Laneer), Bruce Evers (Agent Davis), Charles Black (Councilman Grover Dorsey), Adrian Roberts (Frank Dugan), Tina Hightower (Eilene Dugan), Tommy Cresswell (Pilot), Melissa McBride (Reporter), Judge Luckey (Waiter), Timothy Bass (Fatboy Elkins), Frank Roberts (Ed Thompson), Diane Butler (Ginny Thompson), Jeffrey Folger (Fire Marshall), Ed Corbin (The Master), Taylor Simpson (Woman)

Production Notes

• Carroll O’Connor wrote the story for this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Episode Notes

• Location: New Orleans
• Organisation: The Church of the Celestial Influence

Season 7 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 4 May 1994

Writer: Mitchell Schneider

Director: Vince McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Chris McCarty (Lucas DeFete), Liam Gannon (Father John Dalton), Ron Culbreth (Will McComb), Michael Mattison (Harlan), Bill Crabb (Bo), Annie-Joe (Mona), Martha Burgess (Lacy Loomis), Robin McLamb-Vaughn (Harriet’s Assistant), Chris Elwood (Lem Cowan), Tai Bennett (Monk), Reneé Cline (Wendy), Donna Child (Helen Purdy)

Season 7 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 30 March 1994

Writers: Matt Harris and Denise Nicholas

Director: Reza Badiyi

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Pat Hingle (Daddy Roy), Anne Meara (Roda), Robert Brown (Oscar Vollen), Christopher Curry (Bitsy Mergere), Clarinda Ross (Penny), Taurean Blacque (Victor Dufoxe), Janell McLeod (Mrs. Yohay), Deborah Duke (Dealer Lady), Michelle Benjamin-Cooper (Player Lady), Laney Watkins (Desk Deputy)

Production Notes

• Alan Autry does not appear in this episode
• Carroll O’Connor co-wrote this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Episode Notes

• Sparta Town Motto: Progressive, Historic, Friendly
• Sparta Population: 30,000
• Business: Fletcher’s Jewelry

Season 7 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 16 March 1994

Writers: Elyse O’Connor and David O’Connor

Director: Paul Chavez

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Jen Harper (Dr. Day), Chris Lobban (Bobby Johnson), Wallace Merck (E.H ‘Holley’ Colmer), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Doug McClure (Frank Davenport), Dave Hager (Gus Jenk), Ji Tu II (Dale), Amy Hess (Cindy Jenk), Charles Black (Councilman Dorsey), Michael Battlesmith (Dr. Dan Hudson), Bob Hannah (Professor Hudson), Tom Hall (Construction Worker), Dwionne Dickerson (Louisa), Roy McCrerey (Worker 1), Ronald Clinton Smith (Worker 2), Marc McPherson (Clerk), Gary Yates (Patron 1), Brett Toole’y (Patron 2)

Episode Notes

• Businesses: Old McGuffey Hotel; Flanagan’s; Oak Hill Contractors

Season 7 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 9 March 1994

Writer: Gina Barnett

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Rugg Williams (Eugene Glendon), Karen Carlson (Sarah Hallisey), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), C.C. Taylor (Officer Peake), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Randy Culzac (Zack Hayes), Roosevelt Watts (Lambert), Darrell Keith Lester (Justin Coates), Danny Nelson (Carl Bufford), Kimberly Hawthorne (Daphne Gordon), Bill Coates (Mac Rogers)

Production Notes

• Crystal Fox does not appear in this episode

Season 7 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 9 February 1994

Writers: David O’Connor and Elyse O’Connor

Director: Winrich Kolbe

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Wallace Merck (E.H ‘Holley’ Colmer)

Guest Stars
Jerry Stiller (Rabbi Feldman), Mindy Rickles (Rivka Feldman), D. Henderson Baker (Jack Bicks), Frank Hoyt Taylor (Baldwin Antiques Storekeeper), James Wagoner (Kevin Powell), Charlie Deppish (Pete Retson), Chris Jenkins (Mr. Powell), Rosemary Newcott (Mrs. Retson), John Kohler (Max Zeigler), Marc Macaulay (Pat Osborne), Laura Whyte (Judge Whitley), Annie-Joe (Mona Starr), Carol Mitchell-Leon (Shelba Russell), Charles Black (Councilman Dorsey)

Production Notes

• Alan Autry does not appear in this episode

Season 7 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 2 February 1994

Writer: Joe Gannon

Director: Joe Gannon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Tonea Stewart (Etta), Wilbur T. Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Wallace Merck (E.H ‘Holley’ Colmer), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb), Howard Rollins (Virgil Tibbs), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Stephen Nichols (Chuck Booker), Tim Ware (Ben Taylor), Janice Marilyn Taylor (Abby Booker), Ginnie Randall (Judge Walker), Bill Whitworth (Goody Tate), Piper Howse (Corey Davies), John L. Webb (), Sharŕon Cain (Officer Brenda), Bob Bost (Minister), Karl Garnder (Deputy Walker), Leon LaMar (Nathan Bridges), Jacki Wilson (Phyllis Bridges), Reneé Porter (Mary Bridges)

Production Notes

• Alan Autry does not appear in this episode

Season 7 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 26 January 1994

Writer: Matt Harris

Director: Vince McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Sgt. Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), C. C. Taylor (Officer Peake), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Christine Surillo), C.C. Taylor (Officer Peake)

Guest Stars
Jean Simmons (Cordelia Woodlin), Bobby Short (Ches Collins), Kim Hamilton (Ellen Shore), Elaine Wadsworth (Dana), Robin Bloodworth (Raoul Woodlin), Frank Knapp (Grant Woodlin), Eddie Jessie (Clu Dieter), Brett Kinard (David “Ditty” Ford), Johnny Popwell (David Shelby), Linda Strike (Cherry Haines), Ed Grady (Dr. Kenneth Cameron), Maceo Walker (Doorman), Alfred Wiggins (Al Ruger), Dwain White and Neal Starkey (Ches’ Band)

Production Notes

• Song: Gray Sundays In – Lyrics by Carroll O’Connor; Music by J. Raymond Henderson
• Carroll O’Connor wrote this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Episode Notes

• Business: Woodlin Engineering

Season 7 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 19 January 1994

Writer: Mitchell Schneider

Director: Reza Badiyi

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Alex Datcher (Angela Dolphy), Steve Coulter (Dennis Cantrell), Georgia Allen (Lucinda Brooks), Claude Brooks (“Cat” Kevin Brooks), Judith Robinson (Cicely Peterson), Jack Swanson (Walt Mallory), Pamela Hurley (Jane Mallory), ‘Rick Gray (Parnell Weber), Suzanne Stewart (Edna Mae Tanner)

Production Notes

• Alan Autry does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Businesses: Collector’s Choice; Newman Gas Company; Old McGuffey Hotel

Season 7 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 12 January 1994

Writer: Joe Gannon

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Wallace Merck (E.H. ‘Holley’ Colmer), Dan Biggers (Dr. Frank Robb), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Elizabeth Ashley (Maybelle Chesboro), Sam Anderson (Drew Ward), Polly LePorte (Lindy), Melissa Young (Jessica Lund), Punky Leonard (Telephone Co. Rep), Derek Pruitt (Kid #2), Johnta Austin (Kid #1), Linda Rozakis (Ward’s Secretary), Thomas Merdis (Maybelle’s Chauffer)

Season 7 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 6 January 1994

Writer: Cynthia Deming

Director: Winrich Kolbe

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Karen Carlson (Sarah Hallisey), Wilbur T. Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Tonea Stewart (Etta), Howard Rollins (Virgil Tibbs), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett),

Guest Stars
Victoria Jackson (Beverly Ross), Jeff Portell (Ned Phelps), Tony Kelso (Drug Dealer), Tim Ware (Ben Taylor), Piper Howse (Corey Davis), Kathi Welch (Grand Jury Chairman), Bill Fleet (Grand Jury Member)

Production Notes

• Alan Autry and Denise Nicholas do not appear in this episode

Season 7 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 16 December 1993

Writer: Denise Nicholas

Director: Dick Martin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Juliet Tablak (Marissa Rask), Ronreaco Lee (David Collins), Terry Beaver (Charlie Rask), Marguerite Hannah (Mrs. Collins), Dennis Neal (Mr. Collins), Julie Ridley (Mrs. Rask), Charles Lawlor (Brent Lunay), Jason Crawford (Squirrel), Leonard Jackson (Monroe), Melissa Sandrock (Student), Kenny Jones (Skip Coopersmith), Zenobia Johnson (Student), Jamal Peoples (Brian), Lisa Lovelace (Reba), Glenn Mitchell (Jeffrey), Maureen Dowdell (Tracey Boggs), Dan Albright (Mr. Griffin), Terry Loughline (Wayne Blevins), Muriel Moore (Mrs. Murdoch), Susie Spear (Waitress)