The Long Hot Summer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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...

Series details

• Title: The Long Hot Summer
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 1985-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-10-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24242
• IMDb ID: tt0089500

Cast and credited roles

• Don Johnson — Ben Quick
• Jason Robards — Will Varner
• Judith Ivey — Noel Varner
• Cybill Shepherd — Eula Varner
• Ava Gardner — Minnie Littlejohn
• William Russ — Jody Varner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-10-06; final listed air date 1985-10-07; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Long Hot Summer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.