The Chisholms

Overview

The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980. The 1979 miniseries showed the family moving from Virginia to Wyoming. When the TV series commenced in 1980, the pioneers were shown en route along the California Trail from Wyoming to Sacramento, California.

Created by David Dortort

Network

• CBS

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Robert Preston

  Hadley Chisholm

  13 eps

• 

  Rosemary Harris

  Minerva Chisholm

  13 eps

• 

  Ben Murphy

  Will Chisholm

  13 eps

• 

  James Van Patten

  Bo Chisholm

  13 eps

Themes

• miniseries
• wild west
• 19th century

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