The Big Valley

The Big Valley
Genre	Western drama
Created by	A. I. Bezzerides Louis F. Edelman
Starring	Richard Long Peter Breck Lee Majors Linda Evans Barbara Stanwyck
Composer	George Duning
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	112
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Production companies	Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions Four Star Television Margate
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15) – May 19, 1969 (1969-05-19)

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

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		Production line
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	30	September 15, 1965	April 27, 1966	63xx
	2	30	September 12, 1966	April 24, 1967	70xx
	3	26	September 11, 1967	March 18, 1968	71xx
	4	26	September 23, 1968	May 19, 1969	72xx

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

#	Original air date	Prod. code	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

#	Original air date	Prod. code	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

#	Original air date	Prod. code	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

#	Original air date	Prod. code	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"

Other websites

• The Big Valley on IMDb