In the Heat of the Night These Things Take Time (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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In the Heat of the Night

These Things Take Time (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tibbs tries to help a teenage mother who was abandoned by her baby's father.

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Director

Michael Ray Rhodes (as Michael Rhodes)

Writers

James Lee Barrett (developed for television by) | Nancy Bond (written by) | John Ball (based on the characters from the novel by)

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editors

Buford F. Hayes | Victor B. Lackey (as Vic Lackey)

Casting Directors

Rick Millikan | Mary Jo Slater

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 21, 1989

Release date

Feb 21, 1989 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Carroll O'Connor Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs (as Howard Rollins) See fewer	Ragtime (1981)
Alan Autry Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner Sgt. V. L. 'Bubba' Skinner See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Anne-Marie Johnson Althea Tibbs Althea Tibbs See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Lois Nettleton Joanne St. John (credit only) Joanne St. John (credit only) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
David Hart Officer Parker Williams Officer Parker Williams See fewer	Silver Bullet (1985)
Geoffrey Thorne Officer Wilson Sweet Officer Wilson Sweet See fewer	Magnum P.I. (2018)
Hugh O'Connor Cpl. Lonnie Jamison Cpl. Lonnie Jamison See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Rose Weaver Louise Hughes Louise Hughes See fewer	About Fate (2022)
A.J. Johnson Shawna Hughes Shawna Hughes See fewer	House Party (1990)
Czerny Miller Martin Campbell Martin Campbell See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Tony Evans Dan Mackey Dan Mackey See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Johnny Popwell Vice Principal Rivers Vice Principal Rivers See fewer	Deliverance (1972)
Ed Grady Morris Maynor Morris Maynor See fewer	The Notebook (2004)
Dan Biggers Dr. Frank Robb Dr. Frank Robb See fewer	Elizabethtown (2005)
Bill Crabb Foreman Foreman See fewer	Kalifornia (1993)
Judson Vaughn Mr. Dextroe Mr. Dextroe See fewer	RoboCop 3 (1993)
Bill Grimmett Brother James Brother James See fewer	Cecil B. Demented (2000)

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