In the Heat of the Night – Who Was Geli Bendl?

Season 8 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 9 December 1994

Writer: Matt Harris

Director: Larry Hagman

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo), C.C. Taylor (Officer Peake), John Webb (Officer John), Sharŕon Carr (Officer Brenda)

Guest Stars
Sydne Rome (Geli Bendl), Richard T. Jones (Donnie Muir), Jason Wingreen (George Sparkman), Janet MacLachlan (Nedda Losey), George Wallace (Tommy Ammons), Marianne Fraulo (Clara Cira), Arienne Battiste (Laura Burrows), Maureen Dowdell (Tracey Boggs), Annie-Joe (Mona Starr), David Dwyer (Louis), Boyce Holleman (Anson Lundeen), Glenn Rainey (Clerk Assessor), Sally Drew (Margaret Lundeen), Gordon Daniels (Hotel Manager), Carol Anthony (Hotel Clerk), Ernest Dixon (Preacher), Dane Bene (Gentry), K. Addison Young (Clifford Eubanks), John Lock (Airport Manager), Lynn Cole Moss (Waitress), Denny Wright (Reporter 1), Stephanie Belt (Reporter 2), Marc Wodkins (Reporter 3), Mitch Braswell (Florida Officer)

Production Notes

  • Alan Autry does not appear in this episode
  • Carroll O’Connor wrote this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris
  • Song: Without God There is Nothing

Episode Notes

  • Business: Seven Oaks Manor Restaurant
  • Location: Sparta Airport

 

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In the Heat of the Night – A Matter of Justice

Season 8 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 21 October 1994

Writer: Mitchell Schneider

Director: Reza Badiyi

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo), C.C. Taylor (Officer Peake)

Guest Stars
George C. Scott (Judge Walker), Joshua Lucas (Todd Walker), Karen Carlson (Sarah Hallisey), Linda Cook (Mary Walker), Tammy Townsend (Chelsea Clark), Saundra Dunson Franks (Maggie Del Mar), Wilbur T. Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Stuart Culpepper (Judge Henry Sims), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb), Angela Mills (Felicia Clark), Sharon Pratt (Officer Sharon), Stephen Michael Ayers (Ralph Hatcher), Julie Ridley (Amy Hatcher), Gilbert Evans (Lewis the Butler), Erik Fallin (Lyle Harms), Ross Leon (Rodney Jackson), Rebecca Maples-Henson (Lucy Dobbs), Jaéson Courseault (Tommy Owens), L. Warren Young (Jered Owens), Roxzane Mims (Teg Owens), Danny Nelson (Garvin Loomis), Brian Katz (Paramedic), Piero Gusberti (Piero)

Episode Notes

  • Sparta College founded in 1836

 

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In the Heat of the Night – Give Me Your Life

Season 7 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 11 May 1994

Teleplay: Cynthia Deming and William J. Royce

Story: Matt Harris

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Karen Carlson (Sarah Hallisey), Wilbur T. Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Jen Harper (Dr. Day), Thom Gossom Jr (Ted Marcus), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Peter Fonda (Marcantony Appfel), Joy Farmer (Clarice Finch), Gwynth Walsh (Lula Finch), Mitchell Laurance (Alan Calloway), Margo Moorer (Robin Stewart), Robert Treveiler (Robert Stone), Edith Ivey (Dr. Ellis), Laura Whyte (Judge Whitley), Marion Guyot (Louise Laneer), Bruce Evers (Agent Davis), Charles Black (Councilman Grover Dorsey), Adrian Roberts (Frank Dugan), Tina Hightower (Eilene Dugan), Tommy Cresswell (Pilot), Melissa McBride (Reporter), Judge Luckey (Waiter), Timothy Bass (Fatboy Elkins), Frank Roberts (Ed Thompson), Diane Butler (Ginny Thompson), Jeffrey Folger (Fire Marshall), Ed Corbin (The Master), Taylor Simpson (Woman)

Production Notes

  • Carroll O’Connor wrote the story for this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Episode Notes

  • Location: New Orleans
  • Organisation: The Church of the Celestial Influence

 

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In the Heat of the Night – Dangerous Engagement

Season 7 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 4 May 1994

Writer: Mitchell Schneider

Director: Vince McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Chris McCarty (Lucas DeFete), Liam Gannon (Father John Dalton), Ron Culbreth (Will McComb), Michael Mattison (Harlan), Bill Crabb (Bo), Annie-Joe (Mona), Martha Burgess (Lacy Loomis), Robin McLamb-Vaughn (Harriet’s Assistant), Chris Elwood (Lem Cowan), Tai Bennett (Monk), Reneé Cline (Wendy), Donna Child (Helen Purdy)

 

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In the Heat of the Night – Poor Relations

Season 7 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 30 March 1994

Writers: Matt Harris and Denise Nicholas

Director: Reza Badiyi

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Pat Hingle (Daddy Roy), Anne Meara (Roda), Robert Brown (Oscar Vollen), Christopher Curry (Bitsy Mergere), Clarinda Ross (Penny), Taurean Blacque (Victor Dufoxe), Janell McLeod (Mrs. Yohay), Deborah Duke (Dealer Lady), Michelle Benjamin-Cooper (Player Lady), Laney Watkins (Desk Deputy)

Production Notes

  • Alan Autry does not appear in this episode
  • Carroll O’Connor co-wrote this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Episode Notes

  • Sparta Town Motto: Progressive, Historic, Friendly
  • Sparta Population: 30,000
  • Business: Fletcher’s Jewelry

 

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In the Heat of the Night – Time’s Long Shadow

Season 7 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 16 March 1994

Writers: Elyse O’Connor and David O’Connor

Director: Paul Chavez

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Jen Harper (Dr. Day), Chris Lobban (Bobby Johnson), Wallace Merck (E.H ‘Holley’ Colmer), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett)

Guest Stars
Doug McClure (Frank Davenport), Dave Hager (Gus Jenk), Ji Tu II (Dale), Amy Hess (Cindy Jenk), Charles Black (Councilman Dorsey), Michael Battlesmith (Dr. Dan Hudson), Bob Hannah (Professor Hudson), Tom Hall (Construction Worker), Dwionne Dickerson (Louisa), Roy McCrerey (Worker 1), Ronald Clinton Smith (Worker 2), Marc McPherson (Clerk), Gary Yates (Patron 1), Brett Toole’y (Patron 2)

Episode Notes

  • Businesses: Old McGuffey Hotel; Flanagan’s; Oak Hill Contractors

 

← Hard Choices Poor Relations →

In the Heat of the Night – Hard Choices

Season 7 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 9 March 1994

Writer: Gina Barnett

Director: Russ Mayberry

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Rugg Williams (Eugene Glendon), Karen Carlson (Sarah Hallisey), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), C.C. Taylor (Officer Peake), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Randy Culzac (Zack Hayes), Roosevelt Watts (Lambert), Darrell Keith Lester (Justin Coates), Danny Nelson (Carl Bufford), Kimberly Hawthorne (Daphne Gordon), Bill Coates (Mac Rogers)

Production Notes

  • Crystal Fox does not appear in this episode

 

← The Rabbi Time’s Long Shadow →

In the Heat of the Night – The Rabbi

Season 7 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 9 February 1994

Writers: David O’Connor and Elyse O’Connor

Director: Winrich Kolbe

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), Wallace Merck (E.H ‘Holley’ Colmer)

Guest Stars
Jerry Stiller (Rabbi Feldman), Mindy Rickles (Rivka Feldman), D. Henderson Baker (Jack Bicks), Frank Hoyt Taylor (Baldwin Antiques Storekeeper), James Wagoner (Kevin Powell), Charlie Deppish (Pete Retson), Chris Jenkins (Mr. Powell), Rosemary Newcott (Mrs. Retson), John Kohler (Max Zeigler), Marc Macaulay (Pat Osborne), Laura Whyte (Judge Whitley), Annie-Joe (Mona Starr), Carol Mitchell-Leon (Shelba Russell), Charles Black (Councilman Dorsey)

Production Notes

  • Alan Autry does not appear in this episode

 

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In the Heat of the Night – Conspiracy of One

Season 7 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 2 February 1994

Writer: Joe Gannon

Director: Joe Gannon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Tonea Stewart (Etta), Wilbur T. Fitzgerald (D.A. Darnelle), Wallace Merck (E.H ‘Holley’ Colmer), Dan Biggers (Dr. Robb), Howard Rollins (Virgil Tibbs), Dee Shaw (Dee Shepard), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Surillo)

Guest Stars
Stephen Nichols (Chuck Booker), Tim Ware (Ben Taylor), Janice Marilyn Taylor (Abby Booker), Ginnie Randall (Judge Walker), Bill Whitworth (Goody Tate), Piper Howse (Corey Davies), John L. Webb (), Sharŕon Cain (Officer Brenda), Bob Bost (Minister), Karl Garnder (Deputy Walker), Leon LaMar (Nathan Bridges), Jacki Wilson (Phyllis Bridges), Reneé Porter (Mary Bridges)

Production Notes

  • Alan Autry does not appear in this episode

 

← Ches and the Grand Lady The Rabbi →

In the Heat of the Night – Ches and the Grand Lady

Season 7 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 26 January 1994

Writer: Matt Harris

Director: Vince McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dee Shaw (Sgt. Dee Shepard), Harvey E. Lee Jr (Officer Covey), Mark Johnson (Officer Everett), C. C. Taylor (Officer Peake), Barbara Lee-Belmonte (Deputy Christine Surillo), C.C. Taylor (Officer Peake)

Guest Stars
Jean Simmons (Cordelia Woodlin), Bobby Short (Ches Collins), Kim Hamilton (Ellen Shore), Elaine Wadsworth (Dana), Robin Bloodworth (Raoul Woodlin), Frank Knapp (Grant Woodlin), Eddie Jessie (Clu Dieter), Brett Kinard (David “Ditty” Ford), Johnny Popwell (David Shelby), Linda Strike (Cherry Haines), Ed Grady (Dr. Kenneth Cameron), Maceo Walker (Doorman), Alfred Wiggins (Al Ruger), Dwain White and Neal Starkey (Ches’ Band)

Production Notes

  • Song: Gray Sundays In – Lyrics by Carroll O’Connor; Music by J. Raymond Henderson
  • Carroll O’Connor wrote this episode using the pseudonym Matt Harris

Episode Notes

  • Business: Woodlin Engineering

 

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