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The Big Valley: Season 1

30 episodes Premiered Sep 15, 1965 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Palms of Glory

Sep 15, 1965 · 50 min

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 o

S1·E2

Forty Rifles

Sep 22, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E3

Boots with My Father's Name

Sep 29, 1965 · 50 min

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 ab

S1·E4

Young Marauders

Oct 6, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E5

The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner

Oct 13, 1965 · 50 min

Victoria sells land to an old friend, while the Barkley boys are part of a plan to flood it!!!

S1·E6

Heritage

Oct 20, 1965 · 50 min

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 be

S1·E7

Winner Lose All

Oct 27, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E8

My Son, My Son

Nov 3, 1965 · 50 min

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.

S1·E9

Earthquake!

Nov 10, 1965 · 50 min

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 a

S1·E10

The Murdered Party

Nov 17, 1965 · 50 min

Jarrod defends a man accused of murder, even though the only witness is his own brother, Heath!!

S1·E11

The Way to Kill a Killer

Nov 24, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E12

Night of the Wolf

Dec 1, 1965 · 50 min

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.

S1·E13

The Guilt of Matt Bentell

Dec 8, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E14

The Brawlers

Dec 15, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E15

Judgement in Heaven

Dec 22, 1965 · 50 min

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

S1·E16

The Invaders

Dec 29, 1965 · 50 min

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 realiz

S1·E17

By Fires Unseen

Jan 5, 1966 · 50 min

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

S1·E18

A Time to Kill

Jan 19, 1966 · 50 min

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

S1·E19

Teacher of Outlaws

Feb 2, 1966 · 50 min

Mistaken for the schoolteacher, Victoria is kidnapped by an outlaw who wishes to learn to read.

S1·E20

Under a Dark Star

Feb 9, 1966 · 50 min

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

S1·E21

Barbary Red

Feb 16, 1966 · 50 min

While having a birthday drink at The Barbary Red saloon with two of his ranch hands, Nick is shanghaied.

S1·E22

The Death Merchant

Feb 23, 1966 · 50 min

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 goe

S1·E23

The Fallen Hawk

Mar 2, 1966 · 50 min

Heath feels that his friend's injury and paralysis is his fault, and ends up being used by the man.

S1·E24

Hazard

Mar 9, 1966 · 50 min

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.

S1·E25

Into the Widow's Web

Mar 23, 1966 · 50 min

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 th

S1·E26

By Force and Violence

Mar 30, 1966 · 50 min

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, He

S1·E27

The River Monarch

Apr 6, 1966 · 50 min

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 accus

S1·E28

The Midas Man

Apr 13, 1966 · 50 min

Audra falls for a man out to make money off the other ranchers in the valley, by taking their land.

S1·E29

Tunnel of Gold

Apr 20, 1966 · 50 min

Some men try to dig a tunnel from a general store to the train depot next door, to steal the Barkley's gold shipment.

S1·E30

Last Train to the Fair

Apr 27, 1966 · 50 min

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