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In the Heat of the Night

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Norman Jewison's classic film is shown as part of a season exploring racism and stars Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger. In a small Southern town a black stranger is arrested for the murder of a rich Northern industrialist. The police chief subjects him to a bigoted interrogation. Then he discovers his suspect is a top city homicide cop.
Teletext subtitles: page 888
Films: pages 51-58

Contributors

Virgil Tibbs:
Sidney Poitier
Bill Gillespie:
Rod Steiger
Sam Wood:
Warren Oates
Delores Purdy:
Quentin Dean
Purdy:
James Patterson
Webb Schubert:
William Schallert
Source: Radio Times

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