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In the Heat of the Night•Season 2•Episode 21

The Pig Woman of Sparta

7.4/10 · 114 votesMay 9, 198948 min

Ranked #22 of 22 in Season 2•−0.8 vs season avg

It seems that a serial killer has been burying his victims in a wooded area owned by a wealthy hermit that Virgil refers to as ""Sparta's Howard Hughes"". Suspicion immediately falls on an eccentric woman who lives in the woods with her pigs and

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Cast8

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Bill Gillespie

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Virgil Tibbs

Alan Autry

Alan Autry

Bubba Skinner

Anne-Marie Johnson

Anne-Marie Johnson

Althea Tibbs

Lois Nettleton

Lois Nettleton

Joanne St. John

David Hart

David Hart

Parker Williams

Geoffrey Thorne

Geoffrey Thorne

Wilson Sweet

Hugh O'Connor

Hugh O'Connor

Lonnie Jamison

Crew1

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Frank Dandridge

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Episode Summary

"The Pig Woman of Sparta" is episode 21 of In the Heat of the Night season 2. It scored 7.4/10 from 114 votes, ranking #22 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.2). It aired on May 9, 1989.

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