In the Heat of the Night Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot (1) 1988
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Virgil Tibbs returns to Sparta and joins the police force as chief of detectives.His arrival is met with resistance from police chief Bill Gillespie - who resents having an officer hired without his approval.Virgil has trouble adjusting to the small, antiquated police force.Tibbs' first case is a racially charged murder case that is soon complicated when the suspect is murdered in his cell.
- Released: 1988-03-06
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor, Crystal R. Fox
- Director: Fred Silverman, Carroll O'Connor
- Source: CWR-CRB
