Aspen

6.0

1977•1h 33m

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.

Production

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 1977

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

1. Aspen: Chapter I

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.

2. Aspen: Chapter II

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.

3. Aspen: Chapter III

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.