Buffalo Girls

This epic two-part miniseries originally aired on the CBS network. Set in the American West during the late 19th century, it chronicles two decades in the extraordinary life of Calamity Jane (Angelica Huston). Much of the story is told via diary entries she supposedly wrote to her daughter Dora, who, in this version of the tale, was the result of a tryst between Calamity and Wild Bill Hickock (Sam Elliot). The second half of the story centers on Calamity's experiences with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as it tours the United States and Europe.