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In the Heat of the Night

Oscar-winning thriller about a bigoted sheriff in a small Mississippi cotton town who finds himself forced into working with a black homicide expert from Philadelphia.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Thu 14 Aug 202523:15
BBC Four

Music Played

  • Ray Charles

    In The Heat Of The Night

Credits

Virgil TibbsSidney Poitier
GillespieRod Steiger
Sam WoodWarren Oates
Mrs ColbertLee Grant
DirectorNorman Jewison
EndicottLarry Gates
Mama CalebaBeah Richards
PackyMatt Clark
Harvey OberstScott Wilson
WriterStirling Silliphant

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Jul 201022:30
    BBC Four
  • Sun 18 Jul 201000:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 16 Aug 201923:35
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 21 Feb 202023:45
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 18 Oct 202000:10
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 30 Jan 202222:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Tue 29 Aug 202323:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 31 Aug 202321:00
    BBC Four
  • New Year's Day 202423:50
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Mon 11 Aug 202523:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 14 Aug 202523:15
    BBC Four

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