NBC · Ended

The Long Hot Summer

Drama, Romance · 1985

Last aired: S1 E2, Part 2 · 1985-10-07

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...

Cast

Don Johnson Ben Quick

Jason Robards Will Varner

Judith Ivey Noel Varner

Cybill Shepherd Eula Varner

Ava Gardner Minnie Littlejohn

William Russ Jody Varner

Season 1

E1 Part 1 1985-10-06 · 120 min Drifter Ben Quick 's intentions become a burning issue in the town of Frenchman's Bend.

E2 Part 2 1985-10-07 · 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.

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