In the Heat of the Night – Main Characters (Seasons 7-8)

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)

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Season 1

• Was friends with Sonny Mims for over 35 years (Road Kill)

 

 

 

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Season 2

• Wife’s name was Anna (Prisoners)
• Attends Police Chiefs conference at Quantico (Fifteen Forever)
• Is at Quantico for a month (Ladybug, Ladybug)

 

 

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Season 3

• His wife was Italian (Fairest of Them All)
• He can speak Italian (Fairest of Them All)
• Anna (wife) was an Italian war bride (Epitaph for a Lady)
• Took his wife back to Italy for a second honeymoon (Epitaph for a Lady)
• Learnt how to play darts in England (Epitaph for a Lady)
• Fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy (Epitaph for a Lady)
• An army sergeant put the O. in his name – William O. Gillespie. Didn’t bother to take it away. (Bubba’s Baby)

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Season 4

• Had a child that died before he could be a father (Lessons Learned)
• Is the godfather of the Tibbs’ twins (And Justice for Some)
• Son: Infant William ~ September 9 – September 10, 1950 (Quick Fix)
• Wife: Anna Katarina Gillespie ~ August 21, 1927 – September 9, 1950 (Quick Fix)
• His dog is named Beauregard (Shine on Sparta Moon)

 

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Season 5

• Dog’s name is Beauregard (A Woman Much Admired)

 

 

 

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Season 6

 

 

 

 

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Season 7

• Birthday: 7 August

 

 

 

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Season 8

 

Bubba Skinner →

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)

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Season 1

• Great Uncle: Gill (Fate)
• Cousin: Bob Allen (Fate)
• Distant Cousin: Mace Trapnell (Fate)

 

 

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Season 2

• Rank: Sergeant (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
• Nephew: Bobby Skinner (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
• Was a football star and went to Alabama under Bear Bryan (Country Mouse, City Mouse)
• Girlfriend: Laney (Accused)
• Runs a Bible study class in the summer (Accused)

 

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Season 3

• Gets promoted to lieutenant (First Girl)
• Girlfriend: Mary Ann (Vengeance)
• Went to high school with Darryl Tyler (Hello in There)
• Born: circa 1955 (Hello in There)
• Has known Darlene for years (December Days)
• Has a younger brother and a sister named Claudia (Bubba’s Baby)
• Doesn’t like his real first name (Bubba’s Baby)
• Used to drive big rigs (An Angry Woman)

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Season 4

• High School Sweetheart – Christine Anderson (Heart of Gold)

 

 

 

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Season 5

• Rank: Captain (A Woman Much Admired)
• Cousin: Candice Riley (Baby for Sale)

 

 

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Season 6

 

 

 

 

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Season 7

• Brother Tom and his wife Carolyn died a few years ago in a car crash (Every Man’s Family)
• Nephew: Matt Skinner, son of Tom and Carolyn (Every Man’s Family)

 

 

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Season 8

 

← Bill Gillespie

Parker Williams →

In the Heat of the Night (Main Character)

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Season 1

 

 

 

 

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Season 2

 

 

 

 

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Season 3

• Neighbours: Kate and Jayce Morrell (Time of the Stranger)
• Was in Vietnam for two years (My Name is Hank)

 

 

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Season 4

• Went to school with Charlene Ross (Lessons Learned)
• His mother wanted him to be a judge (Perversions of Justice)

 

 

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Season 5

 

 

 

 

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Season 6

 

 

 

 

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Season 7

 

 

 

 

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Season 8

 

← Bubba Skinner

Lonnie Jamison →