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The Monday Film: They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

on BBC One London

Starring Sydney Poltier, Martin Landau
Following the savage murder of a young prostitute Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs receives an anonymous phone call implicating The Rev Logan Sharpe - a crusading local minister and campaigner for community rights. Tibbs, famous as the character in In the Heat of the Night, is seen here on his home beat of San Francisco, investigating a typical urban crime.
Screenplay by Alan R. Trustuan and James R. Webb, based on the character created by John Ball

Contributors

Unknown:
James R. Webb
Unknown:
John Ball
Produced By:
Herbert Hirschman
Directed By:
Gordon Douglas
Virgil Tibbs:
Sidney Poitier
The Rev Logan Sharpe:
Martin Landau
Valerie Tibbs:
Barbara McNair
Rice Weedon:
Anthony Zerbe
Captain Marden:
Jeff Corey
Herbert Kenner:
David Sheineb
Mealie:
Juano Hernandez
Marge Garfield:
Norma Crane

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