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City Councilman E.H. 'Holley' Colmer is a fictional character portrayed by Wallace Merck in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
They appear in 11 episodes out of a total of 146 aired

City Councilman E.H. 'Holley' Colmer

by Wallace Merck

character

Episodes11

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    Odessa
    episode S5.E15 february 1992
    Sparta Police is on guard to control racial tension when a ceremony is held to honor the first black woman who registered to vote in Sparta.
  • 8.7
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    Child's Play
    episode S7.E1 september 1993
    Many changes come to Sparta. Virgil Tibbs has left the Sparta Police Department and he, Althea and their twins have returned to Philadelphia, PA so Virgil can complete his law school studies. Bill Gillespie has been voted out as chief and is replaced by FBI Agent Hampton Forbes from Memphis, TN. Forbes inherits the case of a reclusive man who is murdered as he is awaiting trial for manslaughter.
  • 8.2
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    Hatton's Turn: Part 1
    episode S7.E2 september 1993
    Gillespie gets the last laugh against the city council when he is named Newman County Sheriff to replace an ailing Will McComb, who has suffered a heart attack. As county sheriff, Gillespie's first case is that of a triple murder, where the investigation points to a good natured, mentally challenged teenage boy.
  • 8.3
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    Little Girl Lost
    episode S7.E11 december 1993
    A hit-and-run accident caused by an alcoholic teenager claims the life of a 10-year-old girl.
  • 7.8
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    Maybelle Returns
    episode S7.E14 january 1994
    Former madam Maybelle Chesboro returns to Sparta and opens up a phone sex operation disguised as a communications business.
  • 7.7
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    Conspiracy of One
    episode S7.E17 february 1994
    Virgil Tibbs finds himself on both sides of the law when he is asked to handle the probate of a verbally abusive alcoholic woman, whose death may not have been an accident.
  • 7.2
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    The Rabbi
    episode S7.E18 february 1994
    A synagogue comes to Sparta and is quickly vandalized and robbed. The Rabbi does not believe Sheriff Gillespie is worthy of investigating the incident.
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    Time's Long Shadow
    episode S7.E20 march 1994
    Womanizer Frank Davenport is the general contractor on a large residential project in Sparta that threatens an area of slave artifacts. He is also having a torrid affair with his new secretary, Cindy Jenk, whose father Gus is a protective hot head. There are hard feelings, even fights, among the townspeople who either support or oppose stopping the construction project to save the antiquities. It is a toss-up who will get to Davenport first.
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    Give Me Your Life: Part 1
    episode S7.E23 may 1994
    Sparta Police and the Newman County Sheriff's Department join forces to investigate the antics of a religious cult that has taken up residence in an abandoned school building.
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    Give Me Your Life: Part 2
    episode S7.E24 may 1994
    The investigation uncovers evidence of statutory rape and drug dealing within the cult. It is further complicated by the actions of an overly aggressive newspaper reporter, as well as the discovery of school age children being members of the cult. But in the end, teamwork pays off and everyone is driven out.
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    By Duty Bound
    episode S8.E3 february 1995
    When Gillespie runs for a permanent position as county sheriff, his running mate is investigated for allegations of insurance fraud, corruption and murder.