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Memphis Beat

Memphis Beat

★ 6.9/10•2010•1h 0m•TV-14•Action & Adventure•Drama•Comedy
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This one's for Memphis

Memphis Beat is an American drama series that debuted on TNT on June 22, 2010 and ended on August 16, 2011. Memphis Beat was officially canceled on October 14, 2011.

StatusCanceled
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 22, 2010

Episodes

E1

It's Alright Mama

Memphis detective Dwight Hendricks, a Southern charmer with a passion for his city and blues music. In the series opener, Dwight investigates the abuse of an elderly female disc jockey, but his loose crime-fighting manner irritates his disciplined boss.

Jun 22, 2010

E2

Baby, Let's Play House

Dwight and Whitehead search for a missing truck driver after his young son tells his classmates he was kidnapped Meanwhile, Dwight tries to come to terms with his mother dating a man he doesn’t trust. And Dwight’s ex-wife, Alex, keeps sending mixed signals.

Jun 29, 2010

E3

Love Me Tender

The entire squad searches for a missing teenage beauty pageant queen; Dwight tries to help Alex get her catering business off the ground.

Jul 6, 2010

E4

Polk Salad Annie

The attempted murder of a BBQ king brings suspicion upon someone in his inner circle, requiring Sutton to go undercover as a ladies man to get the true story. And Lt. Rice has to show some tough love when her college-age son gets in trouble with the law.

Jul 13, 2010

E5

One Night of Sin

Following the death of the matriarch of a popular country & western family, the group’s manager falls – or jumps – from a balcony. But something doesn’t smell right, especially as bitter rivalries within the musical family come to light, and a schizophrenic fanatic begins showing suspicious behavior.

Jul 20, 2010

E6

Run On

After very popular local boxer is beaten up, suspicion falls on several people who stood to lose a lot from his impending retirement. Sutton goes on a quest to correct a missed opportunity from his past.

Jul 27, 2010

E7

Suspicious Minds

When a private plane is found abandoned in a riverside park, the squad hits the trail in search of a pair of the owners, a couple of elderly lottery winners who may have been kidnapped. Meanwhile, Greenback catches a close friend in a compromising position. And Lt. Rice catches the eye of a handsome Coast Guard officer.

Aug 3, 2010

E8

I Shall Not Be Moved

Dwight tries to resolve a hostage crisis by becoming a second hostage. He then proceeds to dig through his captor’s past to learn the truth about a decades-old cold case with connections that stretch from Memphis to Louisiana. Meanwhile, Lt. Rice’s ex-husband causes her problems.

Aug 10, 2010

E9

Don't Be So Cruel

An aid to a city councilman disappears on the day of his wedding to the councilman’s daughter. But a missing reporter, a cryptic phone message and a pair of cufflinks prove there’s more to the situation than a groom’s cold feet. Meanwhile, Dwight’s mother makes a big life decision that leaves Dwight a little uncertain about the future.

Aug 17, 2010

E10

I Want to Be Free

A man with amnesia turns up with a bullet wound in the middle of a seedy section of Memphis, leading Dwight to believe he may be connected to a three-year-old unsolved case involving the beating death of a little girl. Lt. Rice, facing financial difficulties after her ex-husband steals a large sum of cash, contemplates a career change.

Aug 24, 2010

Actors

Jason Lee

Jason Lee

Detective Dwight Hendricks

Celia Weston

Celia Weston

Paula Ann Hendricks

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Lieutenant Tanya Rice

Abraham Benrubi

Abraham Benrubi

Sgt. JC Lightfoot

Sam Hennings

Sam Hennings

Detective Charles 'Whitehead' White

DJ Qualls

DJ Qualls

Police Officer Davey Sutton

Leonard Earl Howze

Leonard Earl Howze

Detective Reginald Greenback

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