

The Big Valley
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.
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Cast
Seasons

1.Palms of Glory
7.015-09-196550mIn this series premiere, the railroad has hired men to force the farmers and ranchers of Stockton off their land. The Barkleys join with the rest of the valley to help fight them o...

2.Forty Rifles
7.022-09-196550mWhile preparing for a major cattle drive bunching the Barkley's herd with those of other ranchers, Heath has major difficulties being accepted as a Barkley, especially by the ranch...

3.Boots with My Father's Name
7.029-09-196550mVictoria begins to wonder if Tom ever truly loved her, if he could go off and have an affair which produces a child. So she's off to Heath's hometown Strawberry to find out more ab...

4.Young Marauders
7.006-10-196550mAudra is save by a man who claims to be a mustang hunter, but who's band of mustangers are also extorting protection money from the farmers and ranchers of Stockon. While Audra is...

5.The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner
7.013-10-196550mVictoria sells land to an old friend, while the Barkley boys are part of a plan to flood it!!!

6.Heritage
7.020-10-196550mWhile Heath investigates violence at one of the Barkley mines, he discovers that the miners hate the Barkley's for unkept promises. This discovered they work to set things right be...

7.Winner Lose All
7.027-10-196550mHeath falls for a beautiful spanish girl, whose father happens to be involved in a land dispute with the Barkleys! Her father disapproves of Heath because of his illegitamate birth...

8.My Son, My Son
03-11-196550mAn old childhood friend of Audra's returns whom she'd like to be involved with. She doesn't know however that he is emotionally disturbed, dangerously so.

9.Earthquake!
7.010-11-196550mVictoria is in a mission church with a pregnant indian woman, when an earthquake collapses it into a forgotten mine underneath. As if the situation isn't isn't bad enough. . they a...

10.The Murdered Party
7.017-11-196550mJarrod defends a man accused of murder, even though the only witness is his own brother, Heath!!

11.The Way to Kill a Killer
7.024-11-196550mWhen one of Nick's old friends, Mariano Montoya, comes through town on his way to sell his cattle, trouble hits in the form of deadly anthrax. The man's cattle begin to die off and...

12.Night of the Wolf
01-12-196550mWhen Nick is bitten by a rabid wolf, he makes Heath swear not to say a word, and leaves town so his family will not have to witness what will happen to him.

13.The Guilt of Matt Bentell
08-12-196550mWhen the Barkleys invite the foreman of their logging operations to dinner, Heath walks in and tries to kill the man on sight. It turns out that the man is Matt Bentell, the warden...

14.The Brawlers
7.015-12-196550mA group of irish immigrants settle down on Barkley land, believing that they bought the land legally. Nick, along with the others at first, believes they are merely squatters. They...

15.Judgement in Heaven
22-12-196550mJarrod decides to bring home one of his clients, a young woman named Maybelle, for Christmas. Her accused crime aiding and abbetting her outlaw boyfriend, a boyfriend who recently...

16.The Invaders
29-12-196550mWhile out counting cattle Heath comes across a dead animal. When he gets down off of his horse to investigate, he is shot by the same rawhiders who killed the cow. When they realiz...

17.By Fires Unseen
05-01-196650mNick returns from a trip from San Francisco with a big surprise. . . a fiance!! While he is completely smitten with her, the rest of the family isn't so quickly won over. They see...

18.A Time to Kill
19-01-196650mJarrod is happy to see an old law school friend. . until he learns there is a secret service agent on his tail. It seems everywhere he goes counterfeit money follows, and Jarrod is...

19.Teacher of Outlaws
02-02-196650mMistaken for the schoolteacher, Victoria is kidnapped by an outlaw who wishes to learn to read.

20.Under a Dark Star
09-02-196650mA guilt ridden Jarrod offers to help a man that he helped to convict of a crime that Jarrod now knows that he did not commit. Even though the man threatened to kill Jarrod at the t...

21.Barbary Red
16-02-196650mWhile having a birthday drink at The Barbary Red saloon with two of his ranch hands, Nick is shanghaied.

22.The Death Merchant
23-02-196650mHandy Random, theman who killed the man that killed Tom Barkley, comes to Stockton. It's a happy reunion for all but Heath who hates the man, and for good reason. Everywhere he goe...

23.The Fallen Hawk
02-03-196650mHeath feels that his friend's injury and paralysis is his fault, and ends up being used by the man.

24.Hazard
09-03-196650mA man comes to the ranch looking for Heath and gets shot by bounty hunters. It turns out he's not a friend of Heath's like he stated, in fact Heath has sworn to kill him himself.

25.Into the Widow's Web
23-03-196650mHeath's childhood sweetheart Libby suddenly reappears in his life, bringing nothing but trouble.He ends up thrown in jail, accused of the murder of Liberty's drunken husband, by th...

26.By Force and Violence
1.030-03-196650mWhen Victoria and Heath head up to the lodge to prepare things for the whole family, their pleasant ride turns into a nightmare. After becoming stuck in a muddy section of road, He...

27.The River Monarch
06-04-196650mWhen a riverboat belonging to the the Barkleys, which sank years before taking with it a fortune in government gold, is recovered, the gold is nowhere to be found. Rumors and accus...

28.The Midas Man
13-04-196650mAudra falls for a man out to make money off the other ranchers in the valley, by taking their land.

29.Tunnel of Gold
20-04-196650mSome men try to dig a tunnel from a general store to the train depot next door, to steal the Barkley's gold shipment.

30.Last Train to the Fair
27-04-196650mWhile on their way to the fair in Sacremento, Audra is stricken with a severe case of appendicitis. Fortunately there is a doctor on board, unfortunately he is being chased down by...
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