The Big Valley

The Big Valley is a Western drama of 4 seasons and 112 episodes that aired on ABC from September 15, 1965 until May 19, 1969, starring Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans, and Barbara Stanwyck, which was filmed at CBS Studio Center. The Big Valley is distributed by Four Star International and 20th Television.

Storyline[]

Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood on the Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley, near Stockton, in the 1870s. Heath is the illegitimate son of Victoria's husband, Tom (who is dead at the time of the series). Bank robbers, horse thieves, revolutionaries, and land grabbers keep the Barkleys hopping. - Source: IMDb.com

Cast[]

Main cast[]

Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley
Peter Breck as Nick Barkley
Lee Majors as Heath
Linda Evans as Audra Barkley
Miss Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley

Recurring cast[]

Charles Briles as Eugene Barkley
Douglas Kennedy as Sheriff Fred Madden
Napoleon Whiting as Silas

Series overview[]

Season		Episodes	Originally released		Production line
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale	Production line
	1	30	September 15, 1965	April 27, 1966	63xx
	2	30	September 12, 1966	April 24, 1967	70xx
	3	26	September 11, 1967	March 18, 1968	71xx
	4	26	September 23, 1968	May 19, 1969	72xx

Episodes[]

Note: Every episode of The Big Valley is listed in the production order season count in which every Big Valley episode was filmed. To view in broadcast order, click Original release date.

Season 1 (1965-66)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Name	Original release date	Prod. code
1	1	Palms of Glory	September 15, 1965	#5929
2	2	The Young Marauders	October 6, 1965	#6301
3	3	The Brawlers	December 15, 1965	#6303
4	4	Heritage	October 20, 1965	#6305
5	5	The Way to Kill a Killer	November 24, 1965	#6307
6	6	The Invaders	December 29, 1965	#6309
7	7	The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner	October 13, 1965	#6311
8	8	Under a Dark Star	February 9, 1966	#6313
9	9	Boots with My Father's Name	September 29, 1965	#6315
10	10	Winner Lose All	October 27, 1965	#6317
11	11	Forty Rifles	September 22, 1965	#6319
12	12	My Son, My Son	November 3, 1965	#6321
13	13	Earthquake	November 10, 1965	#6323
14	14	The Murdered Party	November 17, 1965	#6325
15	15	The Guilt of Matt Bentell	December 8, 1965	#6327
16	16	Barbary Red	February 16, 1966	#6329
17	17	The Death Merchant	February 23, 1966	#6331
18	18	Into the Widow's Web	March 23, 1966	#6333
19	19	Night of the Wolf	December 1, 1965	#6335
20	20	Teacher of Outlaws	February 2, 1966	#6337
21	21	By Fires Unseen	January 5, 1966	#6339
22	22	Judgement in Heaven	December 22, 1965	#6341
23	23	A Time to Kill	January 19, 1966	#6343
24	24	Last Train to the Fair	April 27, 1966	#6345
25	25	The Fallen Hawk	March 2, 1966	#6347
26	26	Hazard	March 9, 1966	#6349
27	27	By Force and Violence	March 30, 1966	#6351
28	28	The River Monarch	April 6, 1966	#6353
29	29	The Midas Man	April 13, 1966	#6355
30	30	Tunnel of Gold	April 20, 1966	#6357

Season 2 (1966-67)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Name	Original release date	Prod. code
31	1	Day of the Comet	December 26, 1966	#7002
32	2	The Great Safe Robbery	November 21, 1966	#7004
33	3	Caesar's Wife	October 3, 1966	#7006
34	4	Target	October 31, 1966	#7008
35	5	The Lost Treasure	September 12, 1966	#7010
36	6	Boy Into Man	January 16, 1967	#7012
37	7	Legend of a General: Part 1	September 19, 1966	#7014
38	8	Legend of a General: Part 2	September 26, 1966	#7016
39	9	Brother Love	February 20, 1967	#7018
40	10	The Velvet Trap	November 7, 1966	#7020
41	11	The Iron Box	November 28, 1966	#7022
42	12	Pursuit	October 10, 1966	#7024
43	13	A Day of Terror	December 12, 1966	#7026
44	14	Price of Victory	February 13, 1967	#7028
45	15	Last Stage to Salt Flats	December 5, 1966	#7030
46	16	The Martyr	October 17, 1966	#7032
47	17	The Man from Nowhere	November 14, 1966	#7034
48	18	Wagonload of Dreams	January 2, 1967	#7036
49	19	Hide the Children	December 19, 1966	#7038
50	20	The Stallion	January 30, 1967	#7040
51	21	Image of Yesterday	January 9, 1967	#7042
52	22	Down Shadow Street	January 23, 1967	#7044
53	23	The Haunted Gun	February 6, 1967	#7046
54	24	Court Martial	March 6, 1967	#7048
55	25	Plunder!	March 13, 1967	#7050
56	26	Turn of a Card	March 20, 1967	#7052
57	27	Showdown in Limbo	March 27, 1967	#7054
58	28	The Lady from Mesa	April 3, 1967	#7056
59	29	Days of Grace	April 17, 1967	#7058
60	30	Cage of Eagles	April 24, 1967	#7060

Season 3 (1967-68)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Name	Original release date	Prod. code
61	1	The Good Thieves	January 1, 1968	#7101
62	2	Night of the Executioner	December 11, 1967	#7103
63	3	Rimfire	February 19, 1968	#7105
64	4	Joaquin	September 11, 1967	#7107
65	5	Ladykiller	October 16, 1967	#7109
66	6	A Flock of Trouble	September 25, 1967	#7111
67	7	A Noose Is Waiting	November 13, 1967	#7113
68	8	Guilty	October 30, 1967	#7115
69	9	Ambush	September 18, 1967	#7117
70	10	Four Days to Furnace Hill	December 4, 1967	#7119
71	11	Night in a Small Town	October 9, 1967	#7121
72	12	Fall of a Hero	February 5, 1968	#7123
73	13	The Disappearance	November 6, 1967	#7125
74	14	Explosion!: Part 1	November 20, 1967	#7127
75	15	Explosion!: Part 2	November 27, 1967	#7129
76	16	Time After Midnight	October 2, 1967	#7131
77	17	The Buffalo Man	December 25, 1967	#7133
78	18	The Emperor of Rice	February 12, 1968	#7135
79	19	Journey Into Violence	December 18, 1967	#7137
80	20	Days of Wrath	January 8, 1968	#7139
81	21	Shadow of a Giant	January 29, 1968	#7141
82	22	Miranda	January 15, 1968	#7143
83	23	Bounty on a Barkley	February 26, 1968	#7145
84	24	Run of the Savage	March 11, 1968	#7147
85	25	The Devil's Masquerade	March 4, 1968	#7149
86	26	The Challenge	March 18, 1968	#7151

Season 4 (1968-69)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Name	Original release date	Prod. code
87	1	The 25 Graves of Midas	February 3, 1969	#7202
88	2	A Passage of Saints	March 10, 1969	#7204
89	3	Run of the Cat	October 21, 1968	#7206
90	4	Point and Counterpoint	May 19, 1969	#7208
91	5	Hell Hath No Fury	November 18, 1968	#7210
92	6	The Long Ride	November 25, 1968	#7212
93	7	Presumed Dead	October 7, 1968	#7214
94	8	They Called Her Delilah	September 30, 1968	#7216
95	9	A Stranger Everywhere	December 9, 1968	#7218
96	10	Hunter's Moon	December 30, 1968	#7220
97	11	Flight from San Miguel	April 28, 1969	#7222
98	12	The Prize	December 16, 1968	#7224
99	13	In Silent Battle	September 23, 1968	#7226
100	14	The Jonah	November 11, 1968	#7228
101	15	The Profit and the Lost	December 2, 1968	#7230
102	16	Top of the Stairs	January 6, 1969	#7232
103	17	Deathtown	October 28, 1968	#7234
104	18	Joshua Watson	January 20, 1969	#7236
105	19	Alias Nellie Handley	February 24, 1969	#7238
106	20	The Secret	January 27, 1969	#7240
107	21	The Battle of Mineral Springs	March 24, 1969	#7242
108	22	Lightfoot	February 17, 1969	#7244
109	23	The Other Face of Justice	March 31, 1969	#7246
110	24	Danger Road	April 21, 1969	#7248
111	25	Town of No Exit	April 7, 1969	#7250
112	26	The Royal Road	March 3, 1969	#7252

Trivia[]

The production line for the first season of The Big Valley is 63xx (except "Palms of Glory").
The production line for the second season of The Big Valley is 70xx.
The production line for the third season of The Big Valley is 71xx.
The production line for the fourth season of The Big Valley is 72xx.
Production for the first season of The Big Valley started with "Palms of Glory" and ended with "Tunnel of Gold".
Production for the second season of The Big Valley started with "Day of the Comet" and ended with "Cage of Eagles".
Production for the third season of The Big Valley started with "The Good Thieves" and ended with "The Challenge".
Production for the fourth season of The Big Valley started with "The 25 Graves of Midas" and ended with "The Royal Road".

v • e • d The Big Valley Production Seasons

5929
Palms of Glory

The Big Valley 63xx Episodes

The Young Marauders • The Brawlers • Heritage • The Way to Kill a Killer • The Invaders • The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner • Under a Dark Star • Boots with My Father's Name • Winner Lose All • Forty Rifles • My Son, My Son • Earthquake • The Murdered Party • The Guilt of Matt Bentell • Barbary Red • The Death Merchant • Into the Widow's Web • Night of the Wolf • Teacher of Outlaws • By Fires Unseen • Judgement in Heaven • A Time to Kill • Last Train to the Fair • The Fallen Hawk • Hazard • By Force and Violence • The River Monarch • The Midas Man • Tunnel of Gold

The Big Valley 70xx Episodes

Day of the Comet • The Great Safe Robbery • Caesar's Wife • Target • The Lost Treasure • Boy Into Man • Legend of a General: Part 1 • Legend of a General: Part 2 • Brother Love • The Velvet Trap • The Iron Box • Pursuit • A Day of Terror • Price of Victory • Last Stage to Salt Flats • The Martyr • The Man from Nowhere • Wagonload of Dreams • Hide the Children • The Stallion • Image of Yesterday • Down Shadow Street • The Haunted Gun • Court Martial • Plunder! • Turn of a Card • Showdown in Limbo • The Lady from Mesa • Days of Grace • Cage of Eagles

The Big Valley 71xx Episodes

The Good Thieves • Night of the Executioner • Rimfire • Joaquin • Ladykiller • A Flock of Trouble • A Noose Is Waiting • Guilty • Ambush • Four Days to Furnace Hill • Night in a Small Town • Fall of a Hero • The Disappearance • Explosion!: Part 1 • Explosion!: Part 2 • Time After Midnight • The Buffalo Man • The Emperor of Rice • Journey Into Violence • Days of Wrath • Shadow of a Giant • Miranda • Bounty on a Barkley • Run of the Savage • The Devil's Masquerade • The Challenge

The Big Valley 72xx Episodes

The 25 Graves of Midas • A Passage of Saints • Run of the Cat • Point and Counterpoint • Hell Hath No Fury • The Long Ride • Presumed Dead • They Called Her Delilah • A Stranger Everywhere • Hunter's Moon • Flight from San Miguel • The Prize • In Silent Battle • The Jonah • The Profit and the Lost • Top of the Stairs • Deathtown • Joshua Watson • Alias Nellie Handley • The Secret • The Battle of Mineral Springs • Lightfoot • The Other Face of Justice • Danger Road • Town of No Exit • The Royal Road

See also: • The Big Valley Episodes •