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 6

serie United States 1988 - 1995

Episode rating

Season 6
8.7
E1
8.5
E2
8.3
E3
8.1
E4
8.2
E5
8.5
E6
7.8
E7
7.8
E8
7.2
E9
8.2
E10
8.5
E11
8.1
E12
8.1
E13
7.5
E14
7.7
E15
7.8
E16
7.8
E17
7.8
E18
7.7
E19
7.6
E20
8.2
E21
8.3
E22

Cast of season 6

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 622

  • 8.7
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    A Small War: Part 1
    episode S6.E1 october 1992
    While Sparta's police chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie celebrates a mis-trial with Harriet DeLong, they worry about her son Eugene Glendon, who is out on probation. He was tricked into waiting in his friend Byron's car while Byron bought cocaine from dealer Clay Wilson. The crack pusher gang 'the Crew' from Jackson kills both by shooting through the wall. Sparta's police investigates and tries to keep the drug pests from spreading from the city. The Crew returns to spread free drug samples, soon causing an OD wave.
  • 8.5
    /10

    A Small War: Part 2
    episode S6.E2 november 1992
    Despite his disdain for Bill Gillespie, Harriet's son Eugene helps the Sparta Police bring down the crack house after he is an eyewitness to his best friend's drug-related murder.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Brother's Keeper
    episode S6.E3 november 1992
    Luann is furious when her slacker brother returns and is immediately accused of robbing a shady sports bar. Her mother is in denial and insists her son has changed.
  • 8.1
    /10

    A Frenzied Affair
    episode S6.E4 november 1992
    A troubled high school student murders his ex-girlfriend's lover, then fixes it so her stepfather is blamed for the crime. Althea suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing the student's suicide.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Discovery
    episode S6.E5 november 1992
    Virgil enlists the help of Dr. Levi Atwill to help bring Althea out of her funk and return to her teaching job. The murder investigation is complicated when the dead student's ex-girlfriend acquires yet another boyfriend who murders her stepfather and seriously injured one of Gillespie's good friends.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Random's Child
    episode S6.E6 november 1992
    Bill Gillespie makes peace with his estranged daughter after she comes to Sparta to settle her deceased mother's affairs.
  • 7.8
    /10

    An Occupational Hazard
    episode S6.E7 december 1992
    Computer thieves provide a man with a window of opportunity to cover up for his wife's violent retaliation against her abusive boss.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Last Rights
    episode S6.E8 december 1992
    The doctor treating Virgil's dying aunt is the chief suspect in a series of mercy killings.
  • 7.2
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    When the Music Stopped
    episode S6.E9 december 1992
    A washed up country singer, whose biggest fan is Bubba Skinner, is accused of the murder of his former road manager.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Flowers from a Lady
    episode S6.E10 january 1993
    Bubba is first on the scene of a carjacking and first in the heart of the victim, a city council woman with a history of "man problems".
  • 8.5
    /10

    Private Sessions
    episode S6.E11 january 1993
    When a young woman takes her life by jumping off a bridge, her boyfriend, who is also Virgil's law school classmate, stands accused of her murder.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Judgment Day
    episode S6.E12 january 1993
    A prominent judge's wife threatens to reveal a skeleton in his closet unless he grants her a lucrative divorce.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Falsely Accused
    episode S6.E13 february 1993
    Wilson Sweet's job is put on the line when he is accused of soliciting a bribe from a shady used car salesman.
  • 7.5
    /10

    A Step Removed
    episode S6.E14 february 1993
    A threat made in anger makes Parker's stepfather the prime suspect in the murder of his former boss.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Deadly Affection
    episode S6.E15 february 1993
    A single mother is harassed by her landlord, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Leftover Man: Part 1
    episode S6.E16 march 1993
    When a racist politician visits Sparta during his political rally, a staged assassination attempt intended to make him look better to his perspective voters goes horribly wrong.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Leftover Man: Part 2
    episode S6.E17 march 1993
    The Sparta Police investigate when it is discovered that the murder attempt may not have been staged after all.
  • 7.8
    /10

    A Dish Best Served Cold
    episode S6.E18 march 1993
    When an embezzler returns to Sparta after serving a prison sentence, quite a few people become suspects when the man is killed.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Legacy
    episode S6.E19 march 1993
    A man is determined to make sure a young woman does not receive her inheritance, promised by his grandfather 3 decades earlier.
  • 7.6
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    Even Nice People
    episode S6.E20 april 1993
    Shady real estate developers try to drive Gillespie's daughter out of her property, in order to make way for a new development project.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Lake Winahatchie
    episode S6.E21 may 1993
    The common-law husband of Lana's mother returns to Sparta and tries to extort money from the land developers, who are eventually driven out of town.
  • 8.3
    /10

    A Correct Settling
    episode S6.E22 may 1993
    Sparta Police investigate the possibility of a prison bishop being forced off the road being racially motivated. Bill Gillespie and Harriet Delong discuss taking their relationship to the next level.