Episode 1
Joaquin
50m
A man is hired at the ranch who is believed to be a Mexican outlaw thought long dead.
Guest stars Margarita Cordova, Fabrizio Mioni, Douglas Kennedy
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TV series
The Big Valley
1965TV-PG4 seasons6.2 / 10
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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Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Big Valley
Cast
Barbara StanwyckVictoria Barkley
Richard LongJarrod Barkley
Peter BreckNick Barkley
Lee MajorsHeath Barkley
Linda EvansAudra Barkley
Charles BrilesEugene Barkley
Walter Woolf KingJudge
Napoleon WhitingSilasCredits
- Created by
- A.I. Bezzerides, Louis F. Edelman
- Written by
- Paul Savage, Gilbert Ralston, Michael Gleason, Edward J. Lakso, William Blinn, Daniel B. Ullman, Paul Schneider, Carey Wilber, Oliver Crawford
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 112
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States
Themes
1870s19th centuryamerican historyclassic westernfamily dramafrontier westernhistorical drama
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Episode 2
Ambush
50m
Victoria helps three indian women at a desert mission.
Guest stars L.Q. Jones, Robert Karnes
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Episode 3
A Flock of Trouble
50m7.0 / 10
To pay off a gambling debt, sheepherder Josiah Freeman pawns off his flock on Nick, who stubbornly tries to tend the troublesome sheep — despite insults and threats from his fellow cattlemen
Written by Michael GleasonGuest stars Robert Fuller, Milton Berle, Boyd Holister, Bing Russell
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Episode 4
The Time after Midnight
50m
Jarrod is temporarily blinded.
Directed by Charles S. DubinGuest stars Shepard Menken, Lloyd Bochner, Jed Allan, Carol Booth, Harlan Warde, Noah Keen, Jon Lormer, Dennis Cross
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Episode 5
Night in a Small Town
50m
Heath and family help a wayward saloon girl.
Guest stars Susan Strasberg, Chuck Roberson, James Whitmore, Kevin Hagen
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Episode 6
Ladykiller
50m
Nick stops at an inn where they kill people for their money.
Directed by Norman PowellGuest stars Roy Jenson, Anthony James, Marlyn Mason, Royal Dano, Chris Alcaide, Douglas Kennedy
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Episode 7
Guilty
50m
A client of Jarrod's escapes and takes over the schoolhouse where Audra is substitute teacher.
Directed by Paul HenreidGuest stars Norman Alden, Sheila Bromley, Joe Higgins, Harlan Warde, John Harmon
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Episode 8
The Disappearance
50m
While on a layover in a strange town, Audra disappears without a trace, leaving her desperate mother to find her.
Written by Michael GleasonGuest stars Lew Ayres, Owen Bush, Chuck Roberson, Walter Burke, John Milford, Richard Anderson
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Episode 9
A Noose is Waiting
50m
A deranged doctor moves to town and makes Victoria, then Audra, his next victim.
Guest stars Ellen Corby, Bradford Dillman, Douglas Kennedy
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Episode 10
Explosion (1)
50m
Part 1, A forest fire rages drawing closer to Stockton. The only solution, a firebreak made with nitroglyceryn!!
Guest stars Stuart Erwin, Arlene Golonka, Napoleon Whiting, Eddie Firestone, Judy Carne, Letícia Román, John Pickard
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Episode 11
Explosion (2)
50m
Part2, The Barkley boys volunteer to take the nitro to the fire!!
Guest stars Stuart Erwin, Arlene Golonka, Napoleon Whiting, Eddie Firestone, Judy Carne
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Episode 12
Four Days to Furnace Hill
50m
Victoria is grabbed by men on their way to a prison, who need to replace the female prisoner they killed.
Guest stars Fritz Weaver, Rafael Campos, John Harmon, Don Chastain, Bruce Dern
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Episode 13
Night of the Executioners
50m7.0 / 10
While traveling through a strange town, a murder occurs and an innocent man is accused of it. Heath saw the man who really committed the crime, a fact which gets him more trouble than he bargained for.
Guest stars Dennis Hopper, Peter Whitney, Dabbs Greer, Eddie Quillan, Marvin Brody, Peter Hobbs, Harlan Warde, David Sheiner
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Episode 14
Journey into Violence
50m
Accused of killing one of their people, a band of ""religious"" take Heath captive, where he is forced to work as a slave to the widow of the dead man.
Guest stars Dick Peabody, Timothy Scott, Douglas Kennedy
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Episode 15
The Buffalo Man
50m
The Barkleys hire a bunch of convicts to help with a harvest, and find out that they are tormented by an evil overseer.
Guest stars Napoleon Whiting, Yaphet Kotto, Albert Salmi
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Episode 16
The Good Thieves
50m
Heath and Nick travel across the state line to find the two brothers that shot Jarrod in the midst of a robbery. What they find is a town full of people who think of the outlaws as saints, since they're the ones who built the town. In the end the town finds out their true colors and they are brought to justice.
Written by Daniel B. UllmanGuest stars Flip Mark, Vinton Hayworth, Charles Grodin, Arthur Space
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Episode 17
Days of Wrath
50m
After his new bride is murdered, a grief stricken Jarrod goes out for revenge.
Guest stars Michael Strong, Napoleon Whiting, Peter Hobbs, Jon Lormer, Kevin Hagen, Douglas Kennedy
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Episode 18
Miranda
50m
When the Barkleys meet a Mexican fleeing a revolution, they vow to help protect him
Directed by Paul HenreidGuest stars Donald Randolph, Antony Carbone, Victor Millan, Napoleon Whiting, BarBara Luna, Don Diamond
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Episode 19
Shadow of a Giant
50m
When the Stryder gang escapes, Heath and Nick want to help catch them
Directed by Norman PowellGuest stars Walter Brooke, James Whitmore
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Episode 20
Fall of a Hero
50m
Jarod defends Heath in court when he is accused of murder.
Guest stars Dennis Patrick, Dub Taylor, Harlan Warde, Walter Burke, Rafael Campos, Richard Anderson, L.Q. Jones
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Episode 21
The Emperor of Rice
50m
A couple kidnap Victoria in exchange for rice
Guest stars Philip Ahn, Keye Luke, Harry Townes, Julie Adams, Kam Tong
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Episode 22
Rimfire
50m
When Jarod goes to Rimfire to conclude a merge of two mines, trouble starts.
Guest stars Joseph Bernard, Van Williams, Mako, Joel Fluellen, Alexander Lockwood, Robert Middleton
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Episode 23
Bounty on a Barkley
50m
Nick falls for newcomer Layle Johnson, who is slow to respond to his attentions. Victoria discovers why - she's already married!
Guest stars Peter Haskell
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Episode 24
The Devil's Masquerade
50m
A friend of Heath's has been carrying on a correspondence courtship with a woman who is to be his mail-order bride.
Directed by Paul HenreidGuest stars Ray Danton, Argentina Brunetti, John Doucette, Army Archerd, Anne Helm
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Episode 25
Run of the Savage
50m
Nick sets out to emotionally help a 14 year old boy who is rejected by his high-class parents.
Guest stars Grace Lee Whitney, Michael Burns, Carolyn Conwell, Douglas Kennedy
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Episode 26
The Challenge
50mFinale
When a senator arrives in Stockton to promote his re-election, troubles flare when his opponent releases a fraudulent photo.
Guest stars Regis Philbin, Eddie Firestone, James Gregory, Harold Gould, Eddie Firestone
Where to watch The Big ValleyEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
