

Air Date
February 5, 1989
Episodes
4 episodes
Lonesome Dove
Season 1
Episodes

1. Leaving
9.3
February 5, 1989
94 min
Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.

2. On the Trail
9.0
February 6, 1989
90 min
A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.

3. The Plains
9.0
February 7, 1989
94 min
Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.

4. Return
9.5
February 8, 1989
94 min
A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas. Conclusion.

Robert Duvall
Augustus "Gus" McCrae

Tommy Lee Jones
Woodrow F. Call

Diane Lane
Lorena Wood Parker

Robert Urich
Jake Spoon

D. B. Sweeney
Dish Boggett

Danny Glover
Joshua Deets

Rick Schroder
Newt Dobbs

Glenne Headly
Elmira Boot Johnson

Steve Buscemi
Luke

Anjelica Huston
Clara Forsythe Allen

Frederic Forrest
Blue Duck

Barry Corbin
Roscoe Brown

Chris Cooper
July Johnson

William Sanderson
Lippy Jones

Timothy Scott
Pea Eye Parker

Barry Tubb
Jasper Fant

Gavan O'Herlihy
Dan Suggs

Frederick Coffin
Big Zwey
Travis Swords
Allan O'Brien

Kevin O'Morrison
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