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In the Heat of the Night•Season 5•Episode 8

Sweet, Sweet Blues

8.8/10 · 140 votesNov 26, 199160 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 5•+0.5 vs season avg

The lyrics to a blues song recall a murder that happened 50 years earlier.The victim - Sweet's grandfather.And the only people left with the answers are the bluesman who wrote the song and a retired sheriff.

Directed byVincent McEveety

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Cast9

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

David Hart

David Hart

Parker Williams

Geoffrey Thorne

Geoffrey Thorne

Wilson Sweet

Hugh O'Connor

Hugh O'Connor

Lonnie Jamison

Crystal R. Fox

Crystal R. Fox

Luann Corbin

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Harriet DeLong

Crew1

Vincent McEveety

Vincent McEveety

Director

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Episode Summary

"Sweet, Sweet Blues" is episode 8 of In the Heat of the Night season 5. It scored 8.8/10 from 140 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Vincent McEveety, it aired on November 26, 1991.

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