Memphis Beat

Top Cast

Celia Weston as Paula Ann Hendricks
Alfre Woodard as Lieutenant Tanya Rice
Jason Lee as Detective Dwight Hendricks
Abraham Benrubi as Sgt. JC Lightfoot
Sam Hennings as Detective Charles 'Whitehead' White
DJ Qualls as Police Officer Davey Sutton
Leonard Earl Howze as Detective Reginald Greenback
Danielle Panabaker as Sister Katherine
Matt Lintz as Scotty Groves
Devon Werkheiser as Troy Groves

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: It's Alright Mama (2010-06-22)

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.
Ep. 2: Baby, Let's Play House (2010-06-29)

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.
Ep. 3: Love Me Tender (2010-07-06)

The entire squad searches for a missing teenage beauty pageant queen; Dwight tries to help Alex get her catering business off the ground.
Ep. 4: Polk Salad Annie (2010-07-13)

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.
Ep. 5: One Night of Sin (2010-07-20)

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.
Ep. 6: Run On (2010-07-27)

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.
Ep. 7: Suspicious Minds (2010-08-03)

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.
Ep. 8: I Shall Not Be Moved (2010-08-10)

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.
Ep. 9: Don't Be So Cruel (2010-08-17)

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.
Ep. 10: I Want to Be Free (2010-08-24)

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.