Aspen

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1977-11-05

Last Air Date: 1977-11-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

Sam Elliott as Tom Keating
Perry King as Lee Bishop
Roger Davis as Max Kendrick
Jessica Harper as Kit Kendrick
Bo Hopkins as Budd Townsend
John McIntire as Owen Keating
John Houseman as Joseph Merrill Drummond
George DiCenzo as Abe Singer
Doug Heyes, Jr. as Jon Osborne
Anthony Franciosa as Alex Budde

Seasons

Miniseries (1977)

A chic Colorado ski resort in the '60s is the setting for illicit love, corruption and a sensational murder trial in this melodrama.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Aspen: Chapter I (1977-11-05)

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 arrives in Aspen in pursuit of wealthy Gloria Osborne. A teenage girl is murdered and Bishop is blamed. His hopes now rest with lawyer Tom Keating who has problems of his own.
Ep. 2: Aspen: Chapter II (1977-11-06)

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 leading up to the night he was accused of murder.
Ep. 3: Aspen: Chapter III (1977-11-07)

Irregular courtroom proceedings mark the trial of accused murderer Lee Bishop (Perry King). Part 3 of a three-part miniseries centering on a sensational trial at a Colorado ski resort during the 1960s.