Night Heat
Night Heat

Night Heat

1985 4 Seasons 96 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Crime Drama

Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.

Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Crossfire

A robbery at a local fish market sees the use of automatic weapons. There are several people either hurt or killed duri

EP 2

Necessary Force

Frank and Kevin try to capture the gangsters that knocked off two men. Their biggest lead being some professional photo

EP 3

Deadline

O'Brien and Giambone try to convince a politician's assistant to testify in order to prevent the release of a suspected

EP 4

The Stranger

Kevin and Frank pursue two criminals to a back alley. The two thugs try to escape, one manages to get away - the other

EP 5

Obie's Law

A woman on the way home is attacked and raped in her own house. Kevin and Frank quickly nab a suspect and are convinced

EP 6

The Witness

Continuing from the previous episode, Kevin and Frank investigate a serial killer stalking females at night. A woman is

EP 7

Deadlock

Frank and his date (a fellow cop) discover a hold-up in progress at a variety store. They nab the suspect and discover t

EP 8

Ancient Madness

Mid-South is assigned to protect an ""Irish Terrorist"". They take him to a residental dwelling. Kevin has issues with h

EP 9

Velvet

Velvet, the lead singer of the punk rock band ""Crud"" is found dead of an appearent drug overdose. Frank and Kevin dete

EP 10

The Fifth Man

A cleaning lady finds a man hanging over a doorway - it looks like an appearent suicide. Kevin suspects otherwise. His s

EP 11

Jane the Ripper

O'Brien and Giambone work the city's seamy nightlife assisted by Stevie who poses as a hooker to catch a murderous prost

EP 12

Dead to Rights

Giambone and O'Brien question overwhelming evidence against a man arrested for killing his father and sister.

EP 13

The Quest

O'Brien (Scott Hylands) is critically wounded while attempting to prevent a drug transaction. Guest stars: Clark Johnson

EP 14

Power Play

The detectives investigate a building owner who has been accused of arson even though he had no insurance and his son wa

EP 15

The Game

O'Brien and Giambone search for the loser at a big-money poker game who has gone on a rampage, killing several of the ot

EP 16

Mother's Day

Kevin and Frank investigate the murders of elderly women at a senior citizen centre where the women were tricked into wi

EP 17

Poison

Kirkwood suspects that a death occurring during a shipping-plant strike is actually a carefully planned assassination.

EP 18

Snow White

O'Brien and Giambone's investigation of a killing depends on a mentally challenged teenager, the only witness to the cri

EP 19

Secrets

Kirkwood and O'Brien (Allan Royal, Scott Hylands) investigate the murder of a celebrity's secretary. Guest star: Kate Tr

EP 20

Songbird

Two thieves break into a jewel/rare artifacts store and steal a miniature bird statue. The value of the statue is $1 mil

EP 21

The Source

Kirkwood (Allan Royal) feels responsible when a young reporter is killed while pursuing a story. Guest star: Barbara Bus

EP 22

Innocents

Officials pressure Giambone and O'Brien to prove a troubled man caused the disappearance of two children.

EP 23

Fire and Ice

Colby concludes his brother was the sole survivor of the massacre of five people during a diamond heist.

EP 24

Brotherhood

The longtime president of the cargo-handlers' union emerges as the prime suspect in his challenger's murder.

EP 1

The Hero

When a passerby foils a crime, his reluctance to be recognized publicly masks a violent secret past. Guest stars: Richar

EP 2

Dead Ringer

An unfaithful wife and a seedy detective lead Giambone and O'Brien to the killer of a suspected embezzler.

EP 3

Neighbors

An ex-con living in a residential halfway house is accused of murder. Guest stars: John Wildman, Dixie Seatle. With Scot

EP 4

Payday

Lt. Hogan and O'Brien (Sean McCann, Scott Hylands) resume their investigation of a 7-year-old bank robbery case. Guest s

EP 5

The Legendary Eddie Shore

Giambone believes someone with a score to settle shot a veteran officer during a routine domestic-violence call.

EP 6

The Passenger

A sailor's murder puts Giambone and O'Brien (Jeff Wincott, Scott Hylands) on the trail of an escaped felon. Guest stars:

EP 7

Moonlight

Stevie (Louise Vallance) falls for a married restaurateur who is a suspect in a stolen-goods ring. Guest star: Stephen M

EP 8

The Fighter

Giambone goes undercover as an aspiring fighter to investigate the drug-related death of a professional boxer.

EP 9

Showdown

A guilt-ridden O'Brien (Scott Hylands) pursues a crazed killer (Winston Rekert) whom he once surrendered to the justice

EP 10

Friends

O'Brien and Giambone investigate the shooting of teenagers who took a joy ride in a terrorist's car filled with weapons.

EP 11

Wages of Sin

Giambone and O'Brien follow a cat burglar whose theft of a call girl's diary worries several city officials.

EP 12

The Hit

The killing of an innocent bar patron instead of an undercover narcotics agent exposes a web of double dealing.

EP 13

Trapped

O`Brien takes mugging victim Nicole to his apartment, unaware that her assailants have found his address in her purse.

EP 14

Children of the Night

Thugs stalk a runaway girl who witnessed a deal between a crooked union boss and a special prosecutor.

EP 15

Pride and Prejudice

An ex-con who was sexually assaulted in prison stalks members of the city's gay community. Guest stars: Steve Marshall a

EP 16

Another Country

Kirkwood happens on a serial killer when he goes undercover as a derelict to research a story on the homeless.

EP 17

Every Picture Tells a Story

A pretty museum curator helps investigate an art theft that occurs when a mystery man causes a disturbance.

EP 18

Fighting Back

An ex-con and his sister (Timothy Van Patten, Jessica Steen) recruit young people to fight crime in their neighbourhood.

EP 19

Bad Timing

O'Brien and Giambone investigate the death of a young wife who is killed when her airport limousine is sabotaged.

EP 20

The Movement

O'Brien and Giambone are torn between duty and justice while investigating the stabbing death of a fascist group's leade

EP 21

Body Conscious

O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) investigate the murder of a fashion designer's assistant. Guest stars

EP 22

The Switch

A security guard (David Ferry) hitches a ride with a group of drug smugglers. Guest stars: Suzanne Coy, Clark Johnson. W

EP 23

Masquerade

Investigation of an illegal alien's death propels O'Brien and Giambone into the politics of a Caribbean nation.

EP 24

The Beaumont Line

O'Brien risks his career and his relationship with Nicole when he becomes entangled with a murder suspect.

EP 1

Love You to Death

O'Brien, Giambone and Kirkwood investigate the murders of the trainer and jockey of a prize racehorse.

EP 2

Vantage Point

Colby and Carson are the subject of a department investigation. Guest star: Leslie Toth. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Win

EP 3

Play the Game

O'Brien and Giambone investigate the death of a star college hockey player who had ties to a gambling ring.

EP 4

Punk

An unbalanced woman from O'Brien's past makes an attempt on his life and injures Nicole in the process.

EP 5

Beauty Is as Beauty Does

The death of a young model leads O'Brien, Giambone and Kirkwood to a top model embroiled in blackmail.

EP 6

You're on the Air

During a radio interview, Hogan (Sean McCann) is challenged by a murderer he previously arrested. Guest stars: Alan Scar

EP 7

And Baby Makes Grief

A woman's mysterious death sends O'Brien and Giambone to investigate her adopted child's birth mother.

EP 8

All the King's Horses

O'Brien (Scott Hylands) believes that an off-duty police officer (Jason Miller) helped a drug-case suspect escape. Guest

EP 9

Grace

An abused wife (Carol Lynley) comes to Kirkwood for help; O'Brien and Giambone search for a pimp's killer.

EP 10

The Kid

A member (Lee Montgomery) of a youth league basketball team is implicated in a street gang murder. Guest star: Hector El

EP 11

Flashback

The reappearance of his first partner's killer rekindles O'Brien's memories and renews his determination to capture the

EP 12

Tell Me a Story

A neighbourhood's inhabitants are hesitant to reveal to the police what they know about a young girl's murder.

EP 13

Comeback

A lounge singer is seen arguing with his cousin over money. The cousin is later found murdered. Does the lounge singer h

EP 14

The Pimp

The enraged father of a runaway who turned to prostitution is accused of murdering her pimp.

EP 15

Limo

Whitey's cousin becomes a murder suspect when the limousine he drives appears to be connected with several deaths.

EP 16

Mean Business

Sympathy for the man's family makes Giambone reject suicide as the cause of a failing industrialist's death.

EP 17

Tonight's News

An eager TV newswoman (Cynthia Belleveau) puts her life in danger when she reports on a crime family's activities. With

EP 18

Simon Says

O'Brien and Giambone enter the world of child pornography while seeking a runaway whose father was killed searching for

EP 19

The Victim

A rape victim learns that her assailant has been released from prison after serving only four years of his sentence.

EP 20

The Cost of Doing Business

A young astronomer sees a homicide through her telescope, but her frightened mother will not let her testify.

EP 21

These Happy Golden Years

O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) uncover a drug-smuggling ring that uses innocent senior citizens as c

EP 22

The Wiseguy

When a mobster decides to testify against his boss, O'Brien and Giambone grudgingly agree to protect the informant.

EP 23

Freedom Dead

Kirkwood's old friend, a presumed-dead rebel leader in South America, wants everyone to know he is alive.

EP 24

Vengeance

Giambone and O'Brien (Jeff Wincott, Scott Hylands) are faced with a drug war after a narcotics dealer is slain. Guest st

EP 1

Silk

A young woman leads O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) to a hit man who plans to assassinate the deputy

EP 2

Chinatown

Giambone and O'Brien are assigned to investigate several murders after Kirkwood's friend gets involved with the Chinese

EP 3

Ain't No Cure for Love

When a junkie who attempts to rob the bar is killed by an irate patron, Nicole hides the real facts from O'Brien.

EP 4

Woof

Vociferous animal rights activists raid a research laboratory and steal monkeys to use in a propaganda campaign.

EP 5

Whitey's Run

Whitey and his girlfriend become mob targets after he witnesses a murder during his pickup of stolen merchandise. Whitey

EP 6

Blowing Bubbles

O'Brien (Scott Hylands) must re-evaluate his relationship with Nicole (Susan Hogan) when she becomes pregnant. Guest sta

EP 7

None Shall Sleep

When Lt. Hogan is shot during a holdup, O'Brien and Giambone must rally behind the unfamiliar lead of a beautiful tempor

EP 8

Forgive Me Father

A young woman confesses to Father Torres that she witnessed her brother kill a friend over a disagreement during a muggi

EP 9

Better Part of Valor

Carson (Stephen Mendel) feels responsible when Colby (Eugene A. Clark) is shot while investigating a robbery. With Scott

EP 10

The Privilege of Freedom

O'Brien and Giambone investigate the deaths of six illegal aliens who died in a shipping container trying to enter the c

EP 11

Set for Life

While investigating an unusual death, Kevin and Frank become curious about a wealthy family's effort to keep their dead

EP 12

Bogota Blues

A Columbian detective helps the precinct apprehend members of a drug ring when several people are killed by a lone gunma

EP 13

Bless Me Father

A priest helps the police find the hit-and-run driver who killed a young woman. Meanwhile, a women visits Lt. Hogan and

EP 14

The Mercenary

Kevin and Frank investigate when a real estate fraud sends a psychopath on a killing spree.

EP 15

False Witness

A man attempts to protect his wife after she witnesses the murder of a drug dealer.

EP 16

Archie's Riff

O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) investigate when members of a jazz band are killed one by one. Guest

EP 17

Goodbodies

O'Brien and Giambone investigate the murder of a health club co-owner and confront a powerful loan shark.

EP 18

Ice

After a jewelry robbery goes awry and an injury inhibits O'Brien, the prime suspect fabricates charges against Giambone.

EP 19

Jumper

O'Brien is consumed with guilt when he fails to prevent a suicide; Giambone pursues murderous thieves.

EP 20

The Professional

O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) must prevent the assassination of an Italian organized crime prosecut

EP 21

The Wrong Woman

A police academy classmate of Giambone (Jeff Wincott) is investigated by a review board. Guest stars: Frank Pellegrino,

EP 22

No Regrets

O'Brien and Giambone (Scott Hylands, Jeff Wincott) become involved when Nicole's (Susan Hogan) mother (Frances Hyland) i

EP 23

Elaine

Elaine (Deborah Grover) reluctantly becomes a decoy for a serial killer. With Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott.

EP 24

Blues in a Bottle

The officers of Mid-South are reminiscing about their time together. After working together for years they now face the

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