In the Heat of the Night Prisoners (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the Heat of the Night

Prisoners (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Officer Sweet's first bust, his best friend from childhood, dies in the Newman County Jail under mysterious circumstances, he presses Gillespie to investigate the matter.

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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 Joanne St. John 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)
Ed Ames Sheriff Ed Thompson Sheriff Ed Thompson See fewer	Daniel Boone (1964)
Shelley Robertson Jenny Gray Jenny Gray See fewer	Bel-Air (2022)
Tonea Stewart Mrs. Gray Mrs. Gray See fewer	A Time to Kill (1996)
Daryl Wilcher Eric Gray Eric Gray See fewer	Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
Ernest Dixon The Minister The Minister See fewer	The Program (1993)
Jeff Lewis Deputy #1 Deputy #1 See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
James Mayberry Booking Officer Booking Officer See fewer	Hobgoblins (1988)
Danny Fendley Deputy #2 Deputy #2 See fewer	Sandtown (2004)
Charles Franzen Desk Deputy Desk Deputy See fewer	Mississippi Burning (1988)
Suzette Lange Community member (uncredited) Community member (uncredited) See fewer	Sinners (2025)