Wade Hatton is a fictional character portrayed by Stacy Keach in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Hatton's Turn: Part 1 (season 7), they were 52 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 146 aired
Episodes2
Hatton's Turn: Part 1
episode S7.E2 september 1993Gillespie 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.Hatton's Turn: Part 2
episode S7.E3 september 1993Gillespie and Forbes become fast friends when both police forces team up and solve the triple murder. Attorney Wade Hatton returns to Sparta and hopes to rekindle a romance from the past with Sarah Hallisey.
- Hatton's Turn: Part 1
- Hatton's Turn: Part 2