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The Big Valley

Season 1 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 30
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

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The Big Valley Season 1 (1965-1966)

The Big Valley Palms of Glory 1x01 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. ...		 Sep. 15, 1965
The Big Valley Forty Rifles 1x02 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 ...		 Sep. 22, 1965
The Big Valley Boots with My Father's Name 1x03 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 ...		 Sep. 29, 1965
The Big Valley Young Marauders 1x04 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 ...		 Oct. 06, 1965
The Big Valley The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner 1x05 The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner
Victoria sells land to an old friend, while the Barkley boys are part of a plan to flood it!!!		 Oct. 13, 1965
The Big Valley Heritage 1x06 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 ...		 Oct. 20, 1965
The Big Valley Winner Lose All 1x07 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, ...		 Oct. 27, 1965
The Big Valley My Son, My Son 1x08 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.		 Nov. 03, 1965
The Big Valley Earthquake! 1x09 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 ...		 Nov. 10, 1965
The Big Valley The Murdered Party 1x10 The Murdered Party
Jarrod defends a man accused of murder, even though the only witness is his own brother, Heath!!		 Nov. 17, 1965
The Big Valley The Way to Kill a Killer 1x11 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 ...		 Nov. 24, 1965
The Big Valley Night of the Wolf 1x12 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.		 Dec. 01, 1965
The Big Valley The Guilt of Matt Bentell 1x13 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 ...		 Dec. 08, 1965
The Big Valley The Brawlers 1x14 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, ...		 Dec. 15, 1965
The Big Valley Judgement in Heaven 1x15 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 ...		 Dec. 22, 1965
The Big Valley The Invaders 1x16 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 ...		 Dec. 29, 1965
The Big Valley By Fires Unseen 1x17 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 the ...		 Jan. 05, 1966
The Big Valley A Time to Kill 1x18 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 ...		 Jan. 19, 1966
The Big Valley Teacher of Outlaws 1x19 Teacher of Outlaws
Mistaken for the schoolteacher, Victoria is kidnapped by an outlaw who wishes to learn to read.		 Feb. 02, 1966
The Big Valley Under a Dark Star 1x20 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 the t ...		 Feb. 09, 1966
The Big Valley Barbary Red 1x21 Barbary Red
While having a birthday drink at The Barbary Red saloon with two of his ranch hands, Nick is shanghaied.		 Feb. 16, 1966
The Big Valley The Death Merchant 1x22 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 ...		 Feb. 23, 1966
The Big Valley The Fallen Hawk 1x23 The Fallen Hawk
Heath feels that his friend's injury and paralysis is his fault, and ends up being used by the man.		 Mar. 02, 1966
The Big Valley Hazard 1x24 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 himself.		 Mar. 09, 1966
The Big Valley Into the Widow's Web 1x25 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 ...		 Mar. 23, 1966
The Big Valley By Force and Violence 1x26 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 ...		 Mar. 30, 1966
The Big Valley The River Monarch 1x27 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 ...		 Apr. 06, 1966
The Big Valley The Midas Man 1x28 The Midas Man
Audra falls for a man out to make money off the other ranchers in the valley, by taking their land.		 Apr. 13, 1966
The Big Valley Tunnel of Gold 1x29 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.		 Apr. 20, 1966
The Big Valley Last Train to the Fair 1x30 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 ...		 Apr. 27, 1966
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Season 1 Characters

Jarrod Barkley played by Richard Long
Nick Barkley played by Peter Breck
Heath Barkley played by Lee Majors
Audra Barkley played by Linda Evans
Victoria Barkley played by Barbara Stanwyck
Silas played by Napoleon Whiting
Eugene Barkley played by Charles Briles
Townsman played by Cap Somers
Sheriff Fred Madden played by Ken Lynch
Ranch Hand played by Jimmie Booth
Deputy Sheriff played by Michael Harris (IV)
Ciego played by Mike De Anda
Storekeeper played by Ken Lynch
Dr. Merar played by Frank J. Scannell
Doctor played by Noah Keen
Sheriff played by Read Morgan
Bartender played by Herman Hack
Barfly played by Cap Somers
Sheriff Madden played by Mort Mills
Clerk played by Larry J. Blake
Guard played by Charles Horvath
Gang Member played by Dick Cangey
Keno Nash played by Albert Salmi

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Season 1 Videos

01x23 The Fallen Hawk
01x23 The Fallen Hawk (51:15)

01x26 By Force And Violence
01x26 By Force And Violence (51:19)

01x18 A Time To Kill
01x18 A Time To Kill (51:19)

01x10 The Murdered Party
01x10 The Murdered Party (51:08)

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Season 1 Quotes

01x28 - The Midas Man Season 1 / Episode 28: - The Midas Man

Victoria Barkley: One woman is rarely enough for a man like Scott Breckenridge. The need for conquest is too strong. They simply aren't the marrying kind.
01x02 - Forty Rifles Season 1 / Episode 2: - Forty Rifles

Victoria Barkley: Audra, would you get my sewing basket? There seems to be a button missing at the top of your dress.
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Season 1 Trivia

  • Episode 05 - Only program that does not have the title listed at the beginning of the show.
  • Episode 06 - Eugene Barkley, Victoria's youngest son, went off to college less than halfway through the first season and disappeared...he was never mentioned again. In later episodes, Victoria mentions in some episodes that she has three sons and daughter and several times even refers to Heath as her youngest child - even
  • Episode 03 - Heath was the product of an affair that the family patriarch, Tom Barkley, had with a woman named Leah. Tom never knew about Heath.
  • Episode 21 - The brass bed in Barbara's room is a frequently used prop. With its gold and red paint, it's distinctive and easy to spot, and viewers can see it many times in future episodes - in other saloon rooms, in hotel rooms, in farm houses, in the Barkley guest room, and even (though it hardly seems his style) in
  • Episode 09 - In the credits Wesley Lau is listed as Ralph Snyder but in the episode he is called Roy.

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