In the Heat of the Night

7.6
/10
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The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
  • 46min
  • Seasons: 8
  • Episodes: 146
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In the Heat of the Night

season 4

serie United States 1988 - 1995

Episode rating

Season 4
8.5
E1
8.3
E2
8.1
E3
8.7
E4
8.9
E5
8.2
E6
8.0
E7
8.0
E8
7.8
E9
8.4
E10
7.6
E11
8.3
E12
8.1
E13
8.3
E14
8.0
E15
8.1
E16
7.8
E17
8.3
E18
8.2
E19
7.6
E20
7.5
E21
7.6
E22

Cast of season 4

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 422

  • 8.5
    /10

    Brotherly Love: Part 1
    episode S4.E1 september 1990
    Virgil Tibbs returns to Philadelphia to investigate his best man's death and uncovers police corruption within his friend's precinct.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Brotherly Love: Part 2
    episode S4.E2 september 1990
    When Gillespie travels to Philadelphia to assist Virgil in his investigation, they are able to bring down the vigilante cops and clear his friend's name. The two return to Sparta just in time for Virgil to welcome his children, William & Sarah, into the world.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Lessons Learned
    episode S4.E3 september 1990
    A father is overcome with guilt when his daughter is killed after he disowned her.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Perversions of Justice
    episode S4.E4 october 1990
    Tempers flare in Sparta when an elementary school teacher is accused of molesting one of his students.
  • 8.9
    /10

    And Justice for Some
    episode S4.E5 october 1990
    Virgil's young neighbor is badly injured in a hit-and-run accident caused by a cocky drug trafficker.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Heart of Gold
    episode S4.E6 october 1990
    Bubba Skinner rekindles an old romance, then finds himself hurt and confused when she stands accused of murder.
  • 8
    /10

    Quick Fix
    episode S4.E7 november 1990
    While spending his day off fishing, Bubba's dog unearths a dead infant, found to have been born to a mentally-challenged teenager.
  • 8
    /10

    Homecoming
    episode S4.E8 november 1990
    When a paroled man returns to Sparta, the whole town becomes a suspect when the man is murdered.
  • 7.8
    /10

    A Problem Too Personal
    episode S4.E9 november 1990
    Harriet Delong's son is implicated in the investigation of an armed robbery committed by her ex-husband.
  • 8.4
    /10

    A Final Arrangement
    episode S4.E10 november 1990
    Wilson Sweet has a hard time believing that his good friend murdered his wife, who had been diagnosed with cancer.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Family Matters
    episode S4.E11 december 1990
    Virgil's cousin is accused of a string of robberies in the midst of him trying to bring some peace back to the family.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Bounty Hunter
    episode S4.E12 december 1990
    Bubba's friend is put in danger when a bounty hunter is on the trail of her brother.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Blessings
    episode S4.E13 december 1990
    During the Christmas season, a flirtatious newspaper reporter prints an unflattering story about the Sparta Police Department.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Shine on Sparta Moon
    episode S4.E14 january 1991
    A teenage girl is killed and her boyfriend blinded in a car accident caused by spiked moonshine.
  • 8
    /10

    An Execution of Trust
    episode S4.E15 january 1991
    A psychiatrist, bound by her own rule of confidentiality, holds information proving that a man about to be executed for murder may actually be innocent.
  • 8.1
    /10

    A Child of Promise
    episode S4.E16 february 1991
    A promising high school student is determined to encourage his younger brother to make positive choices in his life.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Paper Castles
    episode S4.E17 february 1991
    Virgil puts himself in a compromising position when he uses inside information to inform a friend that he was cheated when he invested in a building project.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Laid to Waste
    episode S4.E18 february 1991
    Parker finds himself attracted to the main witness of a murder investigation, a beautiful blind girl who overheard her neighbor's murder.
  • 8.2
    /10

    First Deadly Sin
    episode S4.E19 february 1991
    Althea's colleague is the latest victim of a serial rapist who preys on single, blonde women.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Just a Country Boy
    episode S4.E20 march 1991
    Bubba travels to Los Angeles to extradite a prisoner to Sparta to stand trial and finds himself the target of the man's accusers.
  • 7.5
    /10

    No Other Road
    episode S4.E21 march 1991
    Harriet's son tries to have his father's death row conviction overturned.
  • 7.6
    /10

    A Turning
    episode S4.E22 april 1991
    Althea is starting to feel the strain of being the wife of one police officer and the daughter of another.