S01E01 Palms of Glory
In 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 off. While...
The Big Valley
S01E02: Forty Rifles
While 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 hands. Then when Nick's former commander in the war comes to visit, Heath is suspicious of him, and with good reason. He is there to cause trouble and steal the herd!! Nick ends up getting shot while on the drive and has to be taken to town, leaving Heath in charge of the drive. Heath ends up saving the day, and finally the hands begin to accept him as a true Barkley.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Forty Rifles
While 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 hands. Then when Nick's former commander...
S01E03 Boots with My Father's Name
Victoria 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 about...
S01E04 Young Marauders
Audra 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 smitten with...
S01E05 The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner
Victoria sells land to an old friend, while the Barkley boys are part of a plan to flood it!!!
S01E06 Heritage
While 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 before anything else happens.
S01E07 Winner Lose All
Heath 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, picturing a much finer bred...
S01E08 My Son, My Son
An 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.
S01E09 Earthquake!
Victoria 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 are also trapped with...
S01E10 The Murdered Party
Jarrod defends a man accused of murder, even though the only witness is his own brother, Heath!!
S01E11 The Way to Kill a Killer
When 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 it...
S01E12 Night of the Wolf
When 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.
S01E13 The Guilt of Matt Bentell
When 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 of...
S01E14 The Brawlers
A 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, however, refuse to believe that...
S01E15 Judgement in Heaven
Jarrod 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 escaped from jail and is now...
S01E16 The Invaders
While 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 realize that...
S01E17 By Fires Unseen
Nick 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...
S01E18 A Time to Kill
Jarrod 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 determined...
S01E19 Teacher of Outlaws
Mistaken for the schoolteacher, Victoria is kidnapped by an outlaw who wishes to learn to read.
S01E20 Under a Dark Star
A 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...
S01E21 Barbary Red
While having a birthday drink at The Barbary Red saloon with two of his ranch hands, Nick is shanghaied.
S01E22 The Death Merchant
Handy 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 goes he starts...
S01E23 The Fallen Hawk
Heath feels that his friend's injury and paralysis is his fault, and ends up being used by the man.
S01E24 Hazard
A 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...
S01E25 Into the Widow's Web
Heath'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 the new D.A. who's out to prove that...
S01E26 By Force and Violence
When 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, Heath gets out...
S01E27 The River Monarch
When 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 accusations soon fly, that...
S01E28 The Midas Man
Audra falls for a man out to make money off the other ranchers in the valley, by taking their land.
S01E29 Tunnel of Gold
Some men try to dig a tunnel from a general store to the train depot next door, to steal the Barkley's gold shipment.
S01E30 Last Train to the Fair
While 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 men who wish...
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Victoria Barkley
Richard Long
Jarrod Barkley
Peter Breck
Nick Barkley
Lee Majors
Heath Barkley
Linda Evans
Audra Barkley
