Not long after the end of Star Trek: The Original Series and a few years before the original Star Wars trilogy kicked off with A New Hope, the future franchises collided in an otherworldly way. William Shatner, Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, and Harrison Ford, soon to start his long association with Han Solo, appeared in the same episode of a television show called Petrocelli.
The episode, “Edge of Evil,” aired on October 2, 1974. It was the fourth episode of the show’s first season. Barry Newman led the cast as Petrocelli, a big-city lawyer who moves to Arizona with his wife, Maggie. He specializes in representing clients who seem entirely guilty but may not be.
In the episode, Shatner portrayed Adam North, a man accused of murdering Petrocelli’s best friend. Shatner was the main guest star, while Ford turned up in a supporting role as a dead-serious guy who...
The episode, “Edge of Evil,” aired on October 2, 1974. It was the fourth episode of the show’s first season. Barry Newman led the cast as Petrocelli, a big-city lawyer who moves to Arizona with his wife, Maggie. He specializes in representing clients who seem entirely guilty but may not be.
In the episode, Shatner portrayed Adam North, a man accused of murdering Petrocelli’s best friend. Shatner was the main guest star, while Ford turned up in a supporting role as a dead-serious guy who...
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