The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

NBC Ended Drama • Romance

1 Season · 2 Episodes · Premiered October 6, 1985 · Ended October 7, 1985

Don Johnson plays Ben Quick, a Southern drifter who is under suspicion as a 'barn burner.' Ben secures a job at the Mississippi mansion of town-boss Will Varner. Varner's daughter Noel and daughter-in-law Eula vie for the handsome Ben's attention, while the patriarch's weakling son Jody seethes. When a few local barns are burned, Ben is the primary suspect-and no one is more suspicious than Noel...

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2 episodes
E01
Part 1
Mon, Oct 7 1985 1:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min
Drifter Ben Quick 's intentions become a burning issue in the town of Frenchman's Bend.
E02
Part 2
Tue, Oct 8 1985 1:00 AM GMT+0000 120 min
When arson and murder hit town and local rage boils over, even tough patriarch Will Varner cannot protect Ben Quick forever. But neither man will fall without a fight.
Don Johnson
Don Johnson as Ben Quick
Jason Robards
Jason Robards as Will Varner
Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey as Noel Varner
Cybill Shepherd
Cybill Shepherd as Eula Varner
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner as Minnie Littlejohn
William Russ
William Russ as Jody Varner

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