Ches Collins is a fictional character portrayed by Bobby Short in the TV series In the Heat of the Night.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Sweet, Sweet Blues (season 5), they were 67 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 146 aired
Episodes2
Sweet, Sweet Blues
episode S5.E8 november 1991A local jazz musician reveals information about the murder of Officer Sweet's grandfather, which reopens the 40-year-old case.Ches and the Grand Lady
episode S7.E16 january 1994Jazz musician Ches Collins returns to Sparta and it is soon evident that he has a history with Cordelia, the grande dame of Sparta. Cordelia's nephew, Raoul, will stop at nothing to put an end to any hope of a union between the two. It is up to Cordelia's other nephew, Lonnie Jameson, to put an end to Raoul's antics.
- Sweet, Sweet Blues
- Ches and the Grand Lady