List of The Big Valley episodes
The Big Valley is an American Western drama television series created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman for ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1876-1878. The one-hour episodes follow the lives of the Barkley family, one of the wealthiest and largest ranch-owning families in Stockton. It premiered on September 15, 1965 and ended on May 19, 1969, with a total of 112 episodes over the course of 4 seasons.[1][2]
Series overview[]
The series began with 1 hour episodes Wednesday nights, 9:00–10:00 on ABC. From Season 2 onward, it moved to Monday night, 10:00–11:00.[1]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 30 | September 15, 1965 | April 27, 1966 | ||
| 2 | 30 | September 12, 1966 | April 24, 1967 | ||
| 3 | 26 | September 11, 1967 | March 18, 1968 | ||
| 4 | 26 | September 23, 1968 | May 19, 1969 | ||
Episodes[]
Season 1 (1965–66)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Palms of Glory" | William Graham | Christopher Knopf | September 15, 1965 | |
| As the railroad brings in gunmen to force the ranchers and farmers off their land, the Barkley family leads the fight against the railroad, while a mysterious and angry young man arrives, claiming to be the son of the late Tom Barkley. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Forty Rifles" | Bernard McEveety | Christopher Knopf | September 22, 1965 | |
| While adjusting to his new life with the Barkley family, Heath has a difficult time being accepted by the ranch hands. Upon being forced to lead them on a long cattle drive alone after Nick is shot, the man behind the shooting, Nick's old friend and now delusional former commanding officer, who is now looking to relive past glories, attempts to relieve Heath of his men with promises of a better and richer life. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Boots with My Father's Name" | Joseph H. Lewis | Story by : Mel Goldberg & Les Pine & Tina Rome Teleplay by : Mel Goldberg | September 29, 1965 | |
| As a pair of boots belonging to the late Tom Barkley that only fit Heath, proves awkward for him and stokes yet more resentment prior to an occasion to honor the late Barkley patriarch in Stockton, Victoria decides to investigate the relationship between Heath's birth mother and her late husband, despite what she discovers, and no matter the cost. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Young Marauders" | Paul Wendkos | Peter Packer | October 6, 1965 | |
| While out riding, Audra's life is saved by a young man who appears to be a knight in shining armor. She begins seeing the young man further, but he begins to arouse suspicion as a series of attacks and extortion attempts on neighboring ranchers begins taking place, just after his clan and he arrived in the valley. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner" | Arnold Laven | Paul Savage | October 13, 1965 | |
| An old and close friend of Victoria and the late Tom Barkley's arrives in the valley to claim land promised to him by them years prior, just as highly anticipated plans are being made by Jarrod, Nick, and the people of Stockton to construct a dam on the same land. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Heritage" | Paul Wendkos | Carey Wilber | October 20, 1965 | |
| Heath investigates a series of violent acts in a mining town where the residents, living in poverty, have a deep-seated grudge against the owners of the mines, including the Barkleys. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Winner Lose All" | Richard C. Sarafian | Harry Kronman | October 27, 1965 | |
| Heath falls for a beautiful young Spanish woman whose father disapproves of him on the basis of family purity of bloodlines and heritage, and threatens to destroy the neighboring ranchers if Heath continues seeing her. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "My Son, My Son" | Paul Henreid | Paul Schneider | November 3, 1965 | |
| As the family celebrates Audra's birthday, she encounters an unexpected guest - a childhood friend and son of friends of the Barkleys, now a young man who proves to be mentally unstable and attempts to sexually assault her. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Earthquake!" | Paul Henreid | Oliver Crawford | November 10, 1965 | |
| As the Barkley family frantically searches for her following a large earthquake, Victoria is trapped underground with a pregnant Indian woman, and a man whom Nick has recently fired, and who hates the Barkleys. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Murdered Party" | Virgil W. Vogel | Jack Curtis | November 17, 1965 | |
| Heath Barkley is witness in a murder trial to a man whom Jarrod Barkley is compelled to defend no matter the cost. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Way to Kill a Killer" | Joseph M. Newman | Judith and Robert Guy Barrows | November 24, 1965 | |
| Cattle belonging to a friend of the Barkleys begin to perish due to a strange disease. Would they find a cure? | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Night of the Wolf" | Joseph H. Lewis | Margaret Armen | December 1, 1965 | |
| Bitten by a rabid wolf, Nick decides to go away and wait out the incubation period alone, to spare his family the grief. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Guilt of Matt Bentell" | Lewis Allen | Paul Savage | December 8, 1965 | |
| Heath becomes hostile to the Barkley's new ranch foreman, who he claims was once the commander of a prison camp. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Brawlers" | Joseph Pevney | William W. Norton | December 15, 1965 | |
| Nick clashes with the head of Irish immigrants who settled illegally on Barkley land, thinking they purchased it. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Judgement in Heaven" | Murray Golden | Mel Goldberg | December 22, 1965 | |
| Hoping to reform an outlaw's girlfriend, Jarrod has her spend Christmas with the Barkleys. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Invaders" | Arnold Laven | Jay Simms | December 29, 1965 | |
| While out on the range investigating some dead cattle, Heath is ambushed by a gang of ruthless raw-hiders, who first decide to bring him back to the Barkley ranch in anticipation of a large reward, but upon finding that the men of the ranch are all gone on a cattle drive, they much more remains to be plundered. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "By Fires Unseen" | Ralph Senensky | Ken Trevey | January 5, 1966 | |
| Nick returns home from a trip with a big surprise for the Barkley family - a fiancée. His bliss is short-lived however, as he soon learns his wife to be is not yet ready to settle down with one man. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "A Time to Kill" | Bernard McEveety | Peter Packer | January 19, 1966 | |
| William Shatner guest stars as Jarrod's old college buddy, who comes for a visit, trailed by a Secret Service agent who is convinced that he is a counterfeiter. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Teacher of Outlaws" | Michael Ritchie | Lou Morheim | February 2, 1966 | |
| An outlaw kidnaps Victoria Barkley, believing her to be the town's schoolteacher, to teach him how to read and write. | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Under a Dark Star" | Michael Ritchie | Ken Trevey | February 9, 1966 | |
| A recently released ex-convict under the care and protection of Jarrod Barkley comes face to face with men who are out to make his life hell on the Barkley ranch, driving him to turn against the lawyer. | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Barbary Red" | Michael Ritchie | Judith Barrows | February 16, 1966 | |
| On his birthday, Nick Barkley and two ranch workers enter a saloon to celebrate, but things take a twist as Nick ends up bound to crew upon a vessel to be a slave. Jarrod Barkley senses that the head saloon girl is behind it, but fights his feelings for her. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Death Merchant" | Bernard McEveety | Jay Simms | February 23, 1966 | |
| When the man who killed the killer of the late Tom Barkley arrives at the Barkley ranch, the Barkleys are elated to see him - except for Heath, who knows the man for being far different from what the rest of the Barkleys think he is. | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Fallen Hawk" | Paul Henreid | Ken Pettus | March 2, 1966 | |
| A mysterious friend of Heath's is injured in a bet due to money issues. Heath holds this hard feeling that he is responsible, but ends up assisting his wife at their home. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Hazard" | Arnold Laven | Harry Kronman | March 9, 1966 | |
| A man arrives at the ranch looking for Heath, but is bushwhacked by two bounty hunters. Heath believes he should die, but Jarrod investigates the man, which leads him into a dangerous town whose residents have questionable motives. | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Into the Widow's Web" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Ken Trevey Teleplay by : Ken Trevey and Gerry Day | March 23, 1966 | |
| Heath meets an old girlfriend from his hometown of Strawberry, but ends up in jail when her husband is murdered under strange circumstances. Is he the killer or not? Jarrod Barkley investigates and ends up making a shocking discovery, but is opposed by a lawyer who is jealous of him. | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "By Force and Violence" | Virgil W. Vogel | Peter Packer | March 30, 1966 | |
| When Victoria and Heath take a wagon full of supplies up to the Barkley lodge to prepare for the arrival of the rest of family, their pleasant ride soon turns into a nightmare. | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "The River Monarch" | Sutton Roley | Story by : Carey Wilbur Teleplay by : Carey Wilber and Mel Goldberg | April 6, 1966 | |
| A boy discovers the wreckage of a long-lost riverboat, the River Monarch. Victoria is appalled that persons accused her husband the late Tom Barkley of sinking the boat, which was said to be carrying a large shipment of gold. Nick Barkley encounters a mysterious woman in the meanwhile. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "The Midas Man" | Arnold Laven | Margaret Armen | April 13, 1966 | |
| Audra falls for a shrewd financier, who has come to the valley to capitalize on a drought that has left most of the ranchers in need of loans. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Tunnel of Gold" | Virgil W. Vogel | Arthur Browne Jr. | April 20, 1966 | |
| Bert's new store is used by outlaws who tunnel into the next building, where Barkley gold is to be stored. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "Last Train to the Fair" | Virgil W. Vogel | Paul Savage | April 27, 1966 | |
| The Barkleys are on their way by train to the fair in Sacramento, when Audra is stricken with a severe case of appendicitis. Fortunately, a doctor is on board, but unfortunately he is being chased by men who wish to see him hang. | ||||||
Season 2 (1966–67)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Lost Treasure" | Arthur H. Nadel | Jack Curtis | September 12, 1966 | |
| A man arrives at the Barkley Ranch and claims that he is Heath's father. In the meanwhile, Heath questions his parentage. | ||||||
| 32 | 2 | "Legend of a General: Part 1" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | September 19, 1966 | |
| A ruthless dictator hunts for a general in Mexico, whom the Barkleys help escape his clutches. | ||||||
| 33 | 3 | "Legend of a General: Part 2" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | September 26, 1966 | |
| Heath Barkley is held prisoner in Mexico for his part in the general's escape in exchange for the general, who is conflicted whether to return to Mexico or not, as Heath's life is in the balance. | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | "Caesar's Wife" | Virgil W. Vogel | Harry Kronman | October 3, 1966 | |
| A young man's stepmom vies for his affections, whereas Audra Barkley is accused of having feelings for him. | ||||||
| 35 | 5 | "Pursuit" | Virgil W. Vogel | Margaret Armen | October 10, 1966 | |
| Victoria Barkley goes after an Indian sick with a fatal disease, who is of a questionable character. Would they succeed in preventing him from spreading the disease to his tribe or risk disease themselves? | ||||||
| 36 | 6 | "The Martyr" | Virgil W. Vogel | Mel Goldberg | October 17, 1966 | |
| Jarrod Barkley defends a Basque sheepherder accused of murder in a town of prejudice and hate. | ||||||
| 37 | 7 | "Target" | Arthur H. Nadel | Mel Goldberg | October 31, 1966 | |
| Joshua Hawks in company with a high-minded manager sets out to cause misery and destroy the Barkleys no matter what it takes. | ||||||
| 38 | 8 | "The Velvet Trap" | Arthur H. Nadel | Don Ingalls | November 7, 1966 | |
| A mysterious woman seduces Nick Barkley into a strange situation to rid her of her jealous husband, who stalks her numerous times. | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | "The Man from Nowhere" | Joseph H. Lewis | Ken Pettus | November 14, 1966 | |
| While on his way as a middle man in a land dispute, an accident puts Jarrod Barkley into a state of amnesia. | ||||||
| 40 | 10 | "The Great Safe Robbery" | Virgil W. Vogel | William Norton | November 21, 1966 | |
| Three bumbling robbers hold up a railway station, while Victoria and Audra Barkley are about to embark on a trip. They target a tough safe. | ||||||
| 41 | 11 | "The Iron Box" | Bernard McEveety | Steven W. Carabatsos | November 28, 1966 | |
| Nick and Heath Barkley are swindled in a business transaction; accused of stealing, a corrupt sheriff sentences them to a prison under the command of a tyrannical commandant, where the prisoners are never released. | ||||||
| 42 | 12 | "Last Stage to Salt Flats" | Bernard McEveety | Arthur Browne Jr. | December 5, 1966 | |
| Victoria, Jarrod, and Heath Barkley and their travelling companions are left stranded in the desert without water by three stagecoach robbers. A journey of survival ensues. | ||||||
| 43 | 13 | "A Day of Terror" | Virgil W. Vogel | Peter Packer | December 12, 1966 | |
| A ruthless mother and her outlaw sons turn the church into a prison for Victoria, Audra, and Bible-class children. | ||||||
| 44 | 14 | "Hide the Children" | Arthur H. Nadel | Jack Curtis | December 19, 1966 | |
| Nick falsely accused a Gypsy vineyard worker of theft, and after injuring him in a fight, he reluctantly agrees to accompany the man's wife, daughter, and mother-in-law on a journey to the daughter's arranged marriage. Along the way, harassed by local townspeople, Nick finds himself mistaken for a Gypsy, and learns what it is like to be one of them. He also discovers some truths about Gypsies, the people who hate them simply because of prejudice, and his own bigotry. | ||||||
| 45 | 15 | "Day of the Comet" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gilbert Ralston | December 26, 1966 | |
| Audra Barkley takes a liking to a mysterious young man, who is a dreamer on the run due to reasons unknown. | ||||||
| 46 | 16 | "Wagonload of Dreams" | Virgil W. Vogel | A.I. Bezzerides | January 2, 1967 | |
| The Barkleys assist in business a man and his brother, who hopes for a bright future once he finally settles, only to be met by persons filled with malice and prejudice out to cause trouble for him. | ||||||
| 47 | 17 | "Image of Yesterday" | Virgil W. Vogel | Margaret Armen | January 9, 1967 | |
| Victoria meets an old beau. | ||||||
| 48 | 18 | "Boy Into Man" | Paul Henreid | A.I. Bezzerides | January 16, 1967 | |
| Heath Barkley, as well the rest of the Barkley family, seeks to help a troubled young man and his young siblings whose mother is absent. | ||||||
| 49 | 19 | "Down Shadow Street" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Trevey | January 23, 1967 | |
| Victoria is taken to an asylum to prevent her from testifying to a recent murder. | ||||||
| 50 | 20 | "The Stallion" | Paul Henreid | Gabrielle Upton | January 30, 1967 | |
| An elderly ranch hand on the Barkley ranch obsesses over the capture of a rare black stallion; he thinks he is still youthful from his past, and tries to impress his daughter that he is capable of such feats. | ||||||
| 51 | 21 | "The Haunted Gun" | Bernard McEveety | Mel Goldberg | February 6, 1967 | |
| The Barkleys meet a mysterious man, who has a strange case of paranoia, and is mentally disturbed by things from his past. | ||||||
| 52 | 22 | "Price of Victory" | Bernard McEveety | William Norton | February 13, 1967 | |
| A struggling boxer takes a rest from the profession at Nick's request. | ||||||
| 53 | 23 | "Brother Love" | Virgil W. Vogel | Jay Simms | February 20, 1967 | |
| A fake faith healer comes to Stockton. He makes friends with Audra, but Heath is suspicious as to what his intentions are. | ||||||
| 54 | 24 | "Court Martial" | Virgil W. Vogel | Steven W. Carabatsos | March 6, 1967 | |
| 55 | 25 | "Plunder!" | Richard Long | William Blinn | March 13, 1967 | |
| 56 | 26 | "Turn of a Card" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Lou Morheim Teleplay by : Gilbert Ralston | March 20, 1967 | |
| 57 | 27 | "Showdown in Limbo" | Bernard McEveety | Story by : Ken Pettus & Philip Mishkin Teleplay by : Ken Pettus | March 27, 1967 | |
| Heath stops in to visit an old friend and lawman, and upon learning his friend plans on transporting a notorious wanted outlaw to Stockton, with the outlaw's gang in hot pursuit and only his young and inexperienced son to help him, Heath decides he'll accompany them. | ||||||
| 58 | 28 | "The Lady from Mesa" | Joseph Mazzuca | Harry Kronman | April 3, 1967 | |
| A young woman comes to the Barkley Ranch to visit her sick father, a ranch hand who is a mysterious character. | ||||||
| 59 | 29 | "Days of Grace" | Virgil W. Vogel | William Fay | April 17, 1967 | |
| Heath is arrested and accused of rape of a rancher's daughter. | ||||||
| 60 | 30 | "Cage of Eagles" | Virgil W. Vogel | Herb Meadow | April 24, 1967 | |
Season 3 (1967–68)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 1 | "Joaquin" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | September 11, 1967 | |
| A Barkley ranch hand is murdered, shortly after the man had claimed a newly hired hand was actually an infamous Mexican outlaw. | ||||||
| 62 | 2 | "Ambush" | Virgil W. Vogel | Margaret Armen | September 18, 1967 | |
| 63 | 3 | "A Flock of Trouble" | Virgil W. Vogel | Michael Gleason | September 25, 1967 | |
| Nick is tricked into accepting a flock of sheep for payment of a poker debt, and while he does not like it any more than the rest of the neighboring cattlemen; when the cattlemen begin insulting, taunting, and threatening him, Nick decides he will get rid of the sheep when he is good and ready to. | ||||||
| 64 | 4 | "Time After Midnight" | Charles S. Dubin | Steven W. Carabatsos | October 2, 1967 | |
| Jarrod agrees to prosecute a land grabber, but his determination to see justice is severely tested when he is blinded in an explosion. | ||||||
| 65 | 5 | "Night in a Small Town" | Virgil W. Vogel | Don Ingalls | October 9, 1967 | |
| Traveling on a stage, Heath, Victoria, Audra, and a wayward saloon girl, stop in a small town for the night, where the town marshal turns out to be an old friend of Heath's. The man, though, is clearly not the man Heath remembers. | ||||||
| 66 | 6 | "Ladykiller" | Norman S. Powell | Jay Simms | October 16, 1967 | |
| One their way home from a cattle-buying trip, Nick and Heath stop at a family-run inn for the night, where Nick immediately falls for the attractive young woman serving them, completely unaware that the rest of her family and she plan on adding him to the long list of guests they have robbed and murdered. (Loosely based on The Bloody Benders) | ||||||
| 67 | 7 | "Guilty" | Paul Henreid | Harry Kronman | October 30, 1967 | |
| 68 | 8 | "The Disappearance" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Lou Morheim Teleplay by : Michael Gleason | November 6, 1967 | |
| A frantic Victoria searches for an ill Audra, who disappeared from a hotel and who no one claims to have seen. | ||||||
| 69 | 9 | "A Noose is Waiting" | Joseph Mazzuca | Arthur Browne Jr. | November 13, 1967 | |
| The Barkleys become acquainted with the new town doctor, unaware that he is a psychotic killer out to avenge his father's suicide by hanging those he holds responsible, and Victoria is one of his targets. | ||||||
| 70 | 10 | "Explosion!: Part 1" | Virgil W. Vogel | John O'Dea & Arthur Rowe | November 20, 1967 | |
| A forest fire rages, drawing closer to Stockton. The only solution is a firebreak made with nitroglycerin! | ||||||
| 71 | 11 | "Explosion!: Part 2" | Virgil W. Vogel | John O'Dea & Arthur Rowe | November 27, 1967 | |
| A forest fire rages drawing closer to Stockton. The only solution, a firebreak made with nitroglycerin! The Barkley boys volunteer to take the nitroglycerin to the fire! | ||||||
| 72 | 12 | "Four Days to Furnace Hill" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | December 4, 1967 | |
| Victoria is captured by crooked prison guards, who plan to substitute her for a convict they murdered. | ||||||
| 73 | 13 | "Night of the Executioner" | Virgil W. Vogel | Mel Goldberg | December 11, 1967 | |
| 74 | 14 | "Journey into Violence" | Arnold Laven | Arthur Browne Jr. | December 18, 1967 | |
| A community of mountain dwellers, who live by their own laws, captures Heath and forces him into slavery for killing one of their own in self defense. | ||||||
| 75 | 15 | "The Buffalo Man" | Joseph Mazzuca | Margaret Armen | December 25, 1967 | |
| The Barkleys hire convicts to help with their crops as part of a parole system, but a sadistic guard is determined to make his charges miserable. | ||||||
| 76 | 16 | "The Good Thieves" | Joseph Mazzuca | Dan Ullman | January 1, 1968 | |
| On the trail of the two thieving brothers who shot Jarrod during a robbery, Nick and Heath find them in a town where they are not only considered the leading citizens, but also practically saints. | ||||||
| 77 | 17 | "Days of Wrath" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | January 8, 1968 | |
| Wracked with grief when his new bride is murdered, an enraged Jarrod relentlessly hunts down her killer. | ||||||
| 78 | 18 | "Miranda" | Paul Henreid | Ken Pettus | January 15, 1968 | |
| A wealthy Mexican visits the Barkleys and brings a valuable necklace. A female rebel comes to the ranch, planning to steal the necklace and bring it back to Mexico to help fund a revolution. | ||||||
| 79 | 19 | "Shadow of a Giant" | Norman S. Powell | Sasha Gilien & Mel Goldberg | January 29, 1968 | |
| Nick and Heath join a posse led by a legendary marshal, but the marshal is no longer the same man they knew in the past, and he has become reckless and endangers the lives of all of his deputies. | ||||||
| 80 | 20 | "Fall of a Hero" | Virgil W. Vogel | David Moessinger | February 5, 1968 | |
| 81 | 21 | "The Emperor of Rice" | Virgil W. Vogel | Mel Goldberg | February 12, 1968 | |
| 82 | 22 | "Rimfire" | Charles S. Dubin | Margaret Armen | February 19, 1968 | |
| Jarrod travels to complete a merger deal between another mining company and the Barkley mines, but problems arise when mineowners get in the way. | ||||||
| 83 | 23 | "Bounty on a Barkley" | Arnold Laven | John O'Dea & Jay Simms | February 26, 1968 | |
| Nick falls in love with a sly new woman in town, who slowly warms to his attentions, but she forgets to mention that she is already married. | ||||||
| 84 | 24 | "The Devil's Masquerade" | Paul Henreid | Sasha Gilien & Mel Goldberg | March 4, 1968 | |
| 85 | 25 | "Run of the Savage" | Virgil W. Vogel | Don Ingalls | March 11, 1968 | |
| 86 | 26 | "The Challenge" | Virgil W. Vogel | Margaret Armen | March 18, 1968 | |
| A Senator comes to Stockton to campaign for re-election, but finds himself the target of a smear campaign that pulls Victoria in, as well. | ||||||
Season 4 (1968–69)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 1 | "In Silent Battle" | Charles S. Dubin | Lee Erwin | September 23, 1968 | |
| Victoria and Audra Barkley unexpectedly meets a commanding officer in the US Army who rescued them from a freak accident on the road. He takes an immediate liking to Audra, but unknown to them, he is a psychologically disturbed and is obsessed with purity. | ||||||
| 88 | 2 | "They Called Her Delilah" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Lou Morheim Teleplay by : Ken Pettus | September 30, 1968 | |
| A mysterious woman arrives at Stockton, only to be the center of hate, prejudice, and ill will in the town. Jarrod Barkley is conflicted, as he had met her in the past, questioning her actions in the war. | ||||||
| 89 | 3 | "Presumed Dead" | Virgil W. Vogel | Margaret Armen | October 7, 1968 | |
| on a stagecoach ride to Stockton, Victoria Barkley takes a rough, unexpected turn when she becomes amnesiastic. She meets a widower of a questionable character, who believes that she is his wife. | ||||||
| 90 | 4 | "Run of the Cat" | Bernard McEveety | Edward J. Lakso | October 21, 1968 | |
| Nick Barkley encounters a wild puma and has a near-death experience. He joins a man hired by the Barkleys to hunt the cat. much to his protests, fearing his safety and survival. Nick's life is in the balance. | ||||||
| 91 | 5 | "Deathtown" | Don Taylor | Edward J. Lasko | October 28, 1968 | |
| Jarrod Barkley travels to a strange town intent on meeting three brothers for a business deal. Upon arrival, he hears that they have all been lynched, reasons unknown. | ||||||
| 92 | 6 | "The Jonah" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ed Adamson | November 11, 1968 | |
| The Barkleys meet a short, timid man, who is believed to be a jinx, as whatever he sets his hands to becomes a disaster. | ||||||
| 93 | 7 | "Hell Hath No Fury" | Virgil W. Vogel | Sasha Gilien and Mel Goldberg | November 18, 1968 | |
| Heath has an interesting encounter with a young woman, who is obsessed with and plans to marry him, much to the objections of her brothers. Things may not be what they seem. | ||||||
| 94 | 8 | "The Long Ride" | Virgil W. Vogel | Fred Freiberger | November 25, 1968 | |
| Audra witnesses the brutal murder of a close friend and her family. Victoria takes her home to Stockton by stagecoach, when the stage and its passengers are pursued by mysterious riders, who try to distrupt their journey by overturning wells and burning shelters. Audra is in shock and has been rendered mute. Victoria protects and fights for her daughter amid the negativity from the outside and the inside. | ||||||
| 95 | 9 | "The Profit and the Lost" | Bernard McEveety | Richard Wendley | December 2, 1968 | |
| Heath saves the life of a man, who turns out to be a hired killer on his way to Stockton to accept a job - killing Heath. | ||||||
| 96 | 10 | "A Stranger Everywhere" | Paul Henreid | Lee Erwin | December 9, 1968 | |
| A woman who is a seamstress is believed by Nick and his friends to be a legendary outlaw. | ||||||
| 97 | 11 | "The Prize" | Virgil W. Vogel | D. C. Fontana | December 16, 1968 | |
| Heath takes in his care and protection a baby entrusted to him by an outlaw's dying wife. | ||||||
| 98 | 12 | "Hunter's Moon" | Bernard McEveety | Don Ingalls | December 30, 1968 | |
| A jealous rancher holds Nick Barkley and two men captive, believing one of them to be his wife's outside lover. Nick attempts to escape, but has a shocking discovery. | ||||||
| 99 | 13 | "Top of the Stairs" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | January 6, 1969 | |
| Victoria is kept away from her brother-in-law, who is told he has become insane by mysterious persons. | ||||||
| 100 | 14 | "Joshua Watson" | Virgil W. Vogel | Robert L. Goodwin | January 20, 1969 | |
| An African-American cowboy is believed to be a legendary and special man with the ability to tame horses with ease. Silas, the Barkley's householder, questions his intentions and his existence. | ||||||
| 101 | 15 | "The Secret" | Joseph Mazzuca | Sasha Gilien & Mel Goldberg | January 27, 1969 | |
| A man seeks to make the life of Jarrod Barley difficult; he believes that Jarrod and his wife are having an affair while he is absent on business. | ||||||
| 102 | 16 | "The 25 Graves of Midas" | Richard Long | Ken Pettus | February 3, 1969 | |
| Heath Barkley, on his way to a mining town called Midas, is injured by a man who befriends him; the man turned out to be a robber. Heath is believed by the residents of the town to be a payroll robber; the residents have a grudge against the Barleys and their partner Dutton in the town's mining company. | ||||||
| 103 | 17 | "Lightfoot" | Lawrence Dobkin | Story by : John O'Dea and Jay Simms Teleplay by : Ken Pettus and John O'Dea & Jay Simms | February 17, 1969 | |
| 104 | 18 | "Alias Nellie Handly" | Virgil W. Vogel | Margaret Armen | February 24, 1969 | |
| Victoria Barley goes under cover at a women's prison to investigate the conditions there. | ||||||
| 105 | 19 | "Royal Road" | Virgil W. Vogel | Ken Pettus | March 3, 1969 | |
| A young woman has a strange friendship with a young man believed to be an Indian prince, who has for his mentor a man of a questionable character. Jarrod tries to warn her. | ||||||
| 106 | 20 | "A Passage of Saints" | Nicholas Webster | John Dunkel | March 10, 1969 | |
| The Barkleys unknowingly rent a farm to a Mormon polygamist. | ||||||
| 107 | 21 | "The Battle of Mineral Springs" | Virgil W. Vogel | Douglas Moore | March 24, 1969 | |
| Victoria and Jarrod stop in a town having outrageous prices for food, lodging, and services. After finding out the people are bilking travelers to survive, the Barkleys decide to open a shipping business to save the town. | ||||||
| 108 | 22 | "The Other Face of Justice" | Virgil W. Vogel | Don Ingalls | March 31, 1969 | |
| Nick and Heath, on the trail of a gang of murderous raiders stealing horses, enlist the help of the ex-sheriff of Stockton. The motivation behind his "help", however, is totally unexpected by the Barkleys. | ||||||
| 109 | 23 | "Town of No Exit" | Norman S. Powell | William Norton | April 7, 1969 | |
| In a dying desert town, Heath is imprisoned by five deranged people who play bizarre and deadly games with the few people who happen onto their town. | ||||||
| 110 | 24 | "Danger Road" | Virgil W. Vogel | D. C. Fontana | April 21, 1969 | |
| An Englishman with a large gambling debt agrees to smuggle whiskey onto an Indian reservation to pay off his losses. As he travels to his destination, he meets Victoria, who is on her way to the reservation with medical supplies, and they find the road there is full of unexpected danger. | ||||||
| 111 | 25 | "Flight from San Miguel" | Lawrence Dobkin | Edward J. Lasko | April 28, 1969 | |
| A former girlfriend asks Heath to undertakes a dangerous trip to revolution-torn Mexico to save her rebel Mexican husband out of Mexico, before the federales find and kill him. | ||||||
| 112 | 26 | "Point and Counterpoint" | James F. Lichtman | Arthur Browne Jr. | May 19, 1969 | |
References[]
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
External links[]
- The Big Valley at IMDb
- The Big Valley at epguides.com
- Season 1 episodes at tvguide.com
- Season 2 episodes at tvguide.com
- Season 3 episodes at tvguide.com
- Season 4 episodes at tvguide.com
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- Lists of American Western (genre) television series episodes