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In the Heat of the Night

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Oscar-winning crime drama continuing today's Rod Steiger season. Also starring Sidney Poitier. In a small southern town a black stranger is arrested for the murder of a rich industrialist. The bigoted police chief subjects him to intense interrogation, only to discover that his suspect is a top homicide cop from Philadelphia.
Mark Cousins talks with Rod Steiger in Scene by Scene which follows at 10.45pm.
Director Norman Jewison (1967.15) (S) Film of the Week: page 49 *****

Contributors

Unknown:
Rod Steiger
Unknown:
Sidney Poitier.
Unknown:
Rod Steiger
Director:
Norman Jewison
Virgil Tibbs:
Sidney Poitier
Bill Gillespie:
Rod Steiger
Sam Wood:
Warren Oates
Dolores Purdy:
Quentin Dean
Purdy:
James Patterson
Webb Schubert:
William Schallert
Philip Colbert:
Jack Teter
Mrs Leslie Colbert:
Lee Grant
Source: Radio Times

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