The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

7.6 | TV-PG | en | Drama

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Point and Counterpoint
May. 19,1969
Point and Counterpoint

The final episode of The Big Valley

EP25  Flight from San Miguel
Apr. 28,1969
Flight from San Miguel

A woman asks Heath to convince her rebel Mexican husband to leave Mexico

EP24  Danger Road
Apr. 21,1969
Danger Road

Victoria has Edward deliver her medical supplies to the indians

EP23  Town of No Exit
Apr. 07,1969
Town of No Exit

A ghost town is inhabited by lunatics who capture Heath.

EP22  The Other Face of Justice
Mar. 31,1969
The Other Face of Justice

The formar Sheriff of Stockton is the leader of a gang gone on a killing spree.

EP21  The Battle of Mineral Springs
Mar. 24,1969
The Battle of Mineral Springs

Victoria and Jarod spend the night in a town which has seen better days

EP20  A Passage of Saints
Mar. 10,1969
A Passage of Saints

Bigots harass a Mormon family who have rented a house from Jarrod.

EP19  The Royal Road
Mar. 03,1969
The Royal Road

When a prince from India comes to Stockton, Laura falls in love with him. However, the prince is an imposter.

EP18  Alias Nellie Handley
Feb. 24,1969
Alias Nellie Handley

The prison conditions worry Victoria

EP17  Lightfoot
Feb. 17,1969
Lightfoot

An indian friend returns to Stockton

EP16  The Twenty-five Graves of Midas
Feb. 03,1969
The Twenty-five Graves of Midas

Someone has robbed the Dutton Mining Company, and Heath is taking the blame.

EP15  The Secret
Jan. 27,1969
The Secret

A wealthy and powerful rancher moves into Stockton to ruin the Barkley enterprises. His motive: intense hatred of Jarrod, who he thinks is having an affair with his young wife.

EP14  Joshua Watson
Jan. 20,1969
Joshua Watson

Everyone has lost their patience even before the annual rodeo has begun

EP13  Top of the Stairs
Jan. 06,1969
Top of the Stairs

Victoria learns that her brother-in-law has been declared insane.

EP12  Hunter's Moon
Dec. 30,1968
Hunter's Moon

Nick is believed to be having an affair with a man's wife, and the man plans to hang Nick in the morning

EP11  The Prize
Dec. 16,1968
The Prize

When Heath is asked to look after a wanted man's baby, he gets himself into trouble.

EP10  A Stranger Everywhere
Dec. 09,1968
A Stranger Everywhere

When Jennie's house is ransacked by three gunmen, Nick realises his practical joke wasn't so great after all!

EP9  The Profit and the Lost
Dec. 02,1968
The Profit and the Lost

When Heath kills someone in self-defense, he becomes a wanted man

EP8  The Long Ride
Nov. 25,1968
The Long Ride

A young girl witnesses a massacre, and is now being stalked. Victoria must stop this before it is too late.

EP7  Hell Hath No Fury
Nov. 18,1968
Hell Hath No Fury

When Heath falls in love with a woman, he doesn't realize how dangerous she is, and what could happen to him.

EP6  The Jonah
Nov. 11,1968
The Jonah

The Barkleys hire a man famous for his bad luck to help harvest their crops.

EP5  Deathtown
Oct. 28,1968
Deathtown

When Jarrod visits Baker City, he gets involved in a Mexican Marital mix-up.

EP4  Run of the Cat
Oct. 21,1968
Run of the Cat

After a panther nearly kills Nick, he wants revenge.

EP3  Presumed Dead
Oct. 07,1968
Presumed Dead

When a Cattle Rancher suffers amnesia, he believes that Victoria is his Wife.

EP2  They Called Her Delilah
Sep. 30,1968
They Called Her Delilah

One of the former confederate spies arrives in Stockton.

EP1  In Silent Battle
Sep. 23,1968
In Silent Battle

Victoria's first clue of Major Jonathan Eliot's mental imbalance is when he proposes to Laura.

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7.6 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Western | More Info
Released: 1965-09-15 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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.

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Cast

Barbara Stanwyck , Richard Long , Peter Breck

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Reviews

lbbrooks My Granny and I never missed watching "The Big Valley" during its prime-time run on ABC during the 1960s. She was a major Barbara Stanwyck fan from back in the day when Miss Stanwyck was the Queen of Hollywood. I of course had no way of knowing this and I simply loved the bravado, sass and spunk with which Miss Stanwyck instilled her character Victoria Barkley. Loren Greene's Ben Cartwright is a well-meaning dud in comparison. I liked her sons better than the Cartwright boys too, especially Nick! Watching it now, I can spot a lot of inconsistencies, such as the Orlon carpeting on the staircase of the Barkley manse and the overabundance of that God awful pool cue chalk blue eye shadow so popular in the 1960s. I mean it's like Victoria and Audra had an account with an Avon lady on the prairie. Still, Miss Stanwyck is a treat and I still love to watch her in reruns. Since my Granny hipped me to her at such a young age, I made sure to catch her act from her Hollywood heyday. I think "Double Indemnity" is my favorite. My Granny's other favorites from back in the day were Bette Davis and Irene Dunne. Too bad those two ladies couldn't have had guest appearances on "The Big Valley". That would have been a hoot, maybe an episode where Bette gets to menace Joan Crawford or one where Miss Dunne out sasses Miss Stanwyck.
grizzledgeezer I'm about to turn "The Big Valley" into "The Big Landfill". In fairness... The pressure to churn out a new episode of a TV show every 7 to 10 days makes it difficult to produce consistently good work. But not impossible."The Big Valley" is a poor program that deserves the trashing I'm about to administer, but it's no worse than hundreds of others. The cruelest thing I can say about "TBV" isn't that it's bad (though it is), but that it's typical of too much TV programming. Outstanding programs like "Wiseguy", "Frasier", "Futurama", and "Xena, Warrior Princess" are the too-rare exceptions. *"The Big Valley" is an obvious ripoff of NBC's successful "Bonanza". It differs in ways designed to appeal to a wider demographic -- a female movie star who can actually act, and be a role model for young women; three sons (an intellectual, a leather-clad rowdy, and a nice guy), two of whom are hunks; ** and an airhead daughter for young hetero males. "Bonanza" had a Chinese cook; "Valley" had a shuffling Negro servant, the plausibility of which apparently deflected criticism."The Big Valley" is, most of the time, trashy melodrama. The "acting" is usually loud and "in your face". Characterizations are anything but subtle. Long-worn-out plots rise from the dead (brides-to-be are murdered, a blow to the head conveniently induces amnesia). And when the writers can't think of anything else, Bad People show up to harass the Barkleys for 45 minutes, then are offed in the last five.The result is that the viewer (this one, anyway) is far more likely to laugh his/her a** off at the concocted tragedies and disasters that befall the Barkleys, et al. I refuse to apologize for laughing uncontrollably when Ma Barkley hurtles over a cliff in a stagecoach without seat belts or airbags and survives, or a wagon full of nitro (and the people driving it) blows up in a cheap faux explosion that couldn't have used more than two air cannons.There were plans to turn "The Big Valley" into a feature film. It's ripe for an "Airplane!"-style trashing. I'm getting ideas...ADDENDUM: This review was written after watching a bit more than the first season. I stand by my blunt criticism. However, the series improved in following seasons, with occasional solid episodes. But it is, overall, not much different from "Bonanza" -- and that's no compliment.* The rise of cable TV created a demand for programming to fill the hours. Producers had little choice but to hire talented writers and directors whose work was "too good" for broadcast television.** None of the Bonanza boys were particularly desirable matrimonial fodder. Little Joe appealed only to women who wanted a boy to mother. Adam was surly. And Hoss was... well, he had a nice personality.
powers_lily i'm really a 10 year old girl and i absolutely love that show!I'v always wanted to look like Audra.my mom and watch the big valley all the time on encore westerns.we love watching it.we always try to think that Audra and heath really are not related so they can be together.we have the first season on DVD,and we are probably gonna get the rest of it on DVD too.i'm always searching for episodes where there are a lot of Audra/heath moments.my mom and i just watched the Caesar's wife episode.it was pretty good.and i just saw some recent pictures of Linda Evans and Lee Majors,and i felt depressed,but i always think of them in the 60's.Well thats all i have to write,now i think i'm gonna go watch an episode on DVD.bye!
WilliamJDeal My husband recently gave me the 1st season on DVD for my 50th birthday present. What a surprise and a treasure! I grew up on a small farm in Pennsylvania and The Big Valley came into my life around my 9th birthday. It never left me! I always loved horses but loving the show opened up a wholesome, healthy world of pretend and play. Our big old barn was transformed (in my mind) into the gorgeous Barkley home, and I usually played Nick on Coco. When I look back to how much time I spent playing with my horses, and bringing my friends and siblings into my Barkley world, I'm so thankful. I remember creating new story lines and acting them out. I often recruited other kids to be the rest of the Barkleys, and also Fred the Sheriff, Silas, and other neighbors. Those who wouldn't ride were usually Audra and Victoria. When some kids went on to become interested in not-so-safe ventures, I began writing screenplays and stories, some of which I used as reports for English Comp. class in High School. I have so many good memories of this wonderful show. I believe my own kids watch it out of kindness to me, but I know the underlying moral issues of the stories may take root in their minds too and someday they will appreciate it too. How thankful I am to everyone responsible for bringing this wonderful piece of my personal history to life, and a special thanks to Victoria, Jarod, Nick, Heath, and Audra. And thank you to so many folks, just like me, who take the time to write such positive messages about such wonderful entertainment, and to share your memories too.