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Aspen

TV·1977–1977·1 season, 3 episodes·NBC·Drama, Crime·1h 33m

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This sprawling miniseries details the trial of Lee Bishop, an Aspen man who was arrested, tried, and sentenced to die for the rape and murder of a fifteen-year-old girl, a crime for which Bishop is not guilty. As the years pass, and Bishop sits on death row, his attorney, Tom Keating, does everything in his power to clear Bishop's name and find the true killer.

Castfull cast & details

Sam ElliottSam ElliottTom KeatingPerry KingPerry KingLee BishopRoger DavisRoger DavisMax KendrickJessica HarperJessica HarperKit KendrickBo HopkinsBo HopkinsBudd TownsendJohn McIntireJohn McIntireOwen KeatingJohn HousemanJohn HousemanJoseph Merrill DrummondGeorge DiCenzoGeorge DiCenzoAbe Singer

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1977Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Aspen S01E01Aspen: Chapter INovember 5, 1977—Part 1 of a three-part miniseries centering on a sensational trial at a Colorado ski resort during the 1960s. Down-and-out Lee Bishop arrive
  2. S01E02Aspen S01E02Aspen: Chapter IINovember 6, 1977—Part 2 of a three-part miniseries centering on a sensational trial at a Colorado ski resort during the 1960s. Lee Bishop recounts the events
  3. S01E03Aspen S01E03Aspen: Chapter IIINovember 7, 1977—Irregular courtroom proceedings mark the trial of accused murderer Lee Bishop (Perry King). Part 3 of a three-part miniseries centering on a

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