The Big Valley

***The Big Valley*** is an American Western drama of 4 seasons and 112 episodes that aired on ABC from September 15, 1965 until May 19, 1969. The series begins about 6 years after the death of the family patriarch, Thomas Barkley. Although he is never shown in the series (other than a painting and a statue), the character of Thomas Barkley is referred to as a major plot point many times.

## Cast

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

## Production

While _The Big Valley_ is set primarily in and near the city of Stockton, the filming of the series took place in Southern California. It was partially filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California.

Wilfred M. Cline, Technicolor associate cinematographer on Gone with the Wind (1939), was director of photography for several Big Valley episodes, together with Chas E. Burke. Due to similarities in appearance, it is sometimes believed that the Tara set from Gone with the Wind was repurposed for use as the Barkley family home in The Big Valley, but it was actually the set constructed for The Kentuckian that was used.

## Series overview

|style="padding: 0px 8px" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Season|style="padding: 0px 8px" rowspan="2"|Episodes|style="padding: 0px 8px" colspan="2"|Originally aired|style="padding: 0px 8px" rowspan="2"|Production line|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|bgcolor="c6a778" height="10px"||align="center"|**1**|align="center"|30|align="center"|September 15, 1965|align="center"|April 27, 1966|align="center"|**63**xx|
|bgcolor="441d0e" height="10px"||align="center"|**2**|align="center"|30|align="center"|September 12, 1966|align="center"|April 24, 1967|align="center"|**70**xx|
|bgcolor="f1d6b9" height="10px"||align="center"|**3**|align="center"|26|align="center"|September 11, 1967|align="center"|March 18, 1968|align="center"|**71**xx|
|bgcolor="5d0000" height="10px"||align="center"|**4**|align="center"|26|align="center"|September 23, 1968|align="center"|May 19, 1969|align="center"|**72**xx|

## Episodes

- The production code refers to the code assigned to the episode by the production team. The first season is 63xx (except "Palms of Glory"), the second season is 70xx, the third season is 71xx, and the fourth season is 72xx.
- All episodes are presented in the correct production order season count.

### Season 1

|style="background-color: #c6a778" width="15%"|#|style="background-color: #c6a778" width="25%"|Original air date|style="background-color: #c6a778" width="10%"|Prod. code|style="background-color: #c6a778"|Title|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1 - 101||September 15, 1965||#5929||"Palms of Glory"||
|2 - 102||October 6, 1965||#6301||"The Young Marauders"||
|3 - 103||December 15, 1965||#6303||"The Brawlers"||
|4 - 104||October 20, 1965||#6305||"Heritage"||
|5 - 105||November 24, 1965||#6307||"The Way to Kill a Killer"||
|6 - 106||December 29, 1965||#6309||"The Invaders"||
|7 - 107||October 13, 1965||#6311||"The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner"||
|8 - 108||February 9, 1966||#6313||"Under a Dark Star"||
|9 - 109||September 29, 1965||#6315||"Boots with My Father's Name"||
|10 - 110||October 27, 1965||#6317||"Winner Lose All"||
|11 - 111||September 22, 1965||#6319||"Forty Rifles"||
|12 - 112||November 3, 1965||#6321||"My Son, My Son"||
|13 - 113||November 10, 1965||#6323||"Earthquake!"||
|14 - 114||November 17, 1965||#6325||"The Murdered Party"||
|15 - 115||December 8, 1965||#6327||"The Guilt of Matt Bentell"||
|16 - 116||February 16, 1966||#6329||"Barbary Red"||
|17 - 117||February 23, 1966||#6331||"The Death Merchant"||
|18 - 118||March 23, 1966||#6333||"Into the Widow's Web"||
|19 - 119||December 1, 1965||#6335||"Night of the Wolf"||
|20 - 120||February 2, 1966||#6337||"Teacher of Outlaws"||
|21 - 121||January 5, 1966||#6339||"By Fires Unseen"||
|22 - 122||December 22, 1965||#6341||"Judgement in Heaven"||
|23 - 123||January 19, 1966||#6343||"A Time to Kill"||
|24 - 124||April 27, 1966||#6345||"Last Train to the Fair"||
|25 - 125||March 2, 1966||#6347||"The Fallen Hawk"||
|26 - 126||March 9, 1966||#6349||"Hazard"||
|27 - 127||March 30, 1966||#6351||"By Force and Violence"||
|28 - 128||April 6, 1966||#6353||"The River Monarch"||
|29 - 129||April 13, 1966||#6355||"The Midas Man"||
|30 - 130||April 20, 1966||#6357||"Tunnel of Gold"||

### Season 2

|style="background-color: #441d0e" width="15%"|#|style="background-color: #441d0e" width="25%"|Original air date|style="background-color: #441d0e" width="10%"|Prod. code|style="background-color: #441d0e"|Title|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 - 201||December 26, 1966||#7002||"Day of the Comet"||
|32 - 202||November 21, 1966||#7004||"The Great Safe Robbery"||
|33 - 203||October 3, 1966||#7006||"Caesar's Wife"||
|34 - 204||October 31, 1966||#7008||"Target"||
|35 - 205||September 12, 1966||#7010||"The Lost Treasure"||
|36 - 206||January 16, 1967||#7012||"Boy Into Man"||
|37 - 207||September 19, 1966||#7014||"Legend of a General, Part 1"||
|38 - 208||September 26, 1966||#7016||"Legend of a General, Part 2"||
|39 - 209||February 20, 1967||#7018||"Brother Love"||
|40 - 210||November 7, 1966||#7020||"The Velvet Trap"||
|41 - 211||November 28, 1966||#7022||"The Iron Box"||
|42 - 212||October 10, 1966||#7024||"Pursuit"||
|43 - 213||December 12, 1966||#7026||"A Day of Terror"||
|44 - 214||February 13, 1967||#7028||"Price of Victory"||
|45 - 215||December 5, 1966||#7030||"Last Stage to Salt Flats"||
|46 - 216||October 17, 1966||#7032||"The Martyr"||
|47 - 217||November 14, 1966||#7034||"The Man from Nowhere"||
|48 - 218||January 2, 1967||#7036||"Wagonload of Dreams"||
|49 - 219||December 19, 1966||#7038||"Hide the Children"||
|50 - 220||January 30, 1967||#7040||"The Stallion"||
|51 - 221||January 9, 1967||#7042||"Image of Yesterday"||
|52 - 222||January 23, 1967||#7044||"Down Shadow Street"||
|53 - 223||February 6, 1967||#7046||"The Haunted Gun"||
|54 - 224||March 6, 1967||#7048||"Court Martial"||
|55 - 225||March 13, 1967||#7050||"Plunder!"||
|56 - 226||March 20, 1967||#7052||"Turn of a Card"||
|57 - 227||March 27, 1967||#7054||"Showdown in Limbo"||
|58 - 228||April 3, 1967||#7056||"The Lady from Mesa"||
|59 - 229||April 17, 1967||#7058||"Days of Grace"||
|60 - 230||April 24, 1967||#7060||"Cage of Eagles"||

### Season 3

|style="background-color: #f1d6b9" width="15%"|#|style="background-color: #f1d6b9" width="25%"|Original air date|style="background-color: #f1d6b9" width="10%"|Prod. code|style="background-color: #f1d6b9"|Title|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|61 - 301||January 1, 1968||#7101||"The Good Thieves"||
|62 - 302||December 11, 1967||#7103||"Night of the Executioner"||
|63 - 303||February 19, 1968||#7105||"Rimfire"||
|64 - 304||September 11, 1967||#7107||"Joaquin"||
|65 - 305||October 16, 1967||#7109||"Ladykiller"||
|66 - 306||September 25, 1967||#7111||"A Flock of Trouble"||
|67 - 307||November 13, 1967||#7113||"A Noose is Waiting"||
|68 - 308||October 30, 1967||#7115||"Guilty"||
|69 - 309||September 18, 1967||#7117||"Ambush"||
|70 - 310||December 4, 1967||#7119||"Four Days to Furnace Hill"||
|71 - 311||October 9, 1967||#7121||"Night in a Small Town"||
|72 - 312||February 5, 1968||#7123||"Fall of a Hero"||
|73 - 313||November 6, 1967||#7125||"The Disappearance"||
|74 - 314||November 20, 1967||#7127||"Explosion, Part 1"||
|75 - 315||November 27, 1967||#7129||"Explosion, Part 2"||
|76 - 316||October 2, 1967||#7131||"Time After Midnight"||
|77 - 317||December 25, 1967||#7133||"The Buffalo Man"||
|78 - 318||February 12, 1968||#7135||"The Emperor of Rice"||
|79 - 319||December 18, 1967||#7137||"Journey Into Violence"||
|80 - 320||January 8, 1968||#7139||"Days of Wrath"||
|81 - 321||January 29, 1968||#7141||"Shadow of a Giant"||
|82 - 322||January 15, 1968||#7143||"Miranda"||
|83 - 323||February 26, 1968||#7145||"Bounty on a Barkley"||
|84 - 324||March 11, 1968||#7147||"Run of the Savage"||
|85 - 325||March 4, 1968||#7149||"The Devil's Masquerade"||
|86 - 326||March 18, 1968||#7151||"The Challenge"||

### Season 4

|style="background-color: #5d0000" width="15%"|#|style="background-color: #5d0000" width="25%"|Original air date|style="background-color: #5d0000" width="10%"|Prod. code|style="background-color: #5d0000"|Title|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|87 - 401||February 3, 1969||#7202||"The 25 Graves of Midas"||
|88 - 402||March 10, 1969||#7204||"A Passage of Saints"||
|89 - 403||October 21, 1968||#7206||"Run of the Cat"||
|90 - 404||May 19, 1969||#7208||"Point and Counterpoint"||
|91 - 405||November 18, 1968||#7210||"Hell Hath No Fury"||
|92 - 406||November 25, 1968||#7212||"The Long Ride"||
|93 - 407||October 7, 1968||#7214||"Presumed Dead"||
|94 - 408||September 30, 1968||#7216||"They Called Her Delilah"||
|95 - 409||December 9, 1968||#7218||"A Stranger Everywhere"||
|96 - 410||December 30, 1968||#7220||"Hunter's Moon"||
|97 - 411||April 28, 1969||#7222||"Flight from San Miguel"||
|98 - 412||December 16, 1968||#7224||"The Prize"||
|99 - 413||September 23, 1968||#7226||"In Silent Battle"||
|100 - 414||November 11, 1968||#7228||"The Jonah"||
|101 - 415||December 2, 1968||#7230||"The Profit and the Lost"||
|102 - 416||January 6, 1969||#7232||"Top of the Stairs"||
|103 - 417||October 28, 1968||#7234||"Deathtown"||
|104 - 418||January 20, 1969||#7236||"Joshua Watson"||
|105 - 419||February 24, 1969||#7238||"Alias Nellie Handley"||
|106 - 420||January 27, 1969||#7240||"The Secret"||
|107 - 421||March 24, 1969||#7242||"The Battle of Mineral Springs"||
|108 - 422||February 17, 1969||#7244||"Lightfoot"||
|109 - 423||March 31, 1969||#7246||"The Other Face of Justice"||
|110 - 424||April 21, 1969||#7248||"Danger Road"||
|111 - 425||April 7, 1969||#7250||"Town of No Exit"||
|112 - 426||March 3, 1969||#7252||"The Royal Road"||

## Infobox (television)

- **genre**: Western drama
- **composer**: George Duning
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **num seasons**: 4
- **num episodes**: 112
- **runtime**: 50 minutes
- **network**: ABC