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The Big Valley

Season 1 Episode 11: The Way to Kill a Killer

When a visiting Mexican rancher friend's herd comes down with a dangerous infectious disease, he proves stubbornly unwilling to acknowledge the situation, much less cooperate with the Barkleys.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Palms of Glory

1. Palms of Glory

Aired: Sep 15, 1965

As the powerful Barkley family and surrounding Valley community face the pros...

Episode 2 Forty Rifles

2. Forty Rifles

Aired: Sep 22, 1965

As Heath settles into life in the Valley, his authority is questioned by the ...

Episode 4 The Young Marauders

4. The Young Marauders

Aired: Oct 6, 1965

A handsome stranger saves Audra's life during a horse stampede and she quickl...

Episode 6 Heritage

6. Heritage

Aired: Oct 20, 1965

As unrest grips a distant mining town where the Barkleys have financial inter...

Episode 7 Winner Lose All

7. Winner Lose All

Aired: Oct 27, 1965

The return of a Spanish nobleman with a claim to land in the Valley which is ...

Episode 8 My Son, My Son

8. My Son, My Son

Aired: Nov 2, 1965

The sociopathic son of a neighbor, recently returned from away, stirs up seri...

Episode 9 Earthquake

9. Earthquake

Aired: Nov 9, 1965

A powerful earthquake strikes the Valley, leaving Victoria trapped undergroun...

Episode 10 The Murdered Party

10. The Murdered Party

Aired: Nov 16, 1965

Jarrod agrees to defend a murder suspect, despite the fact that Heath witness...

Episode 12 Night of the Wolf

12. Night of the Wolf

Aired: Nov 30, 1965

When Nick injures his arm after being bitten by a rabid wolf, after Heath tak...

Episode 14 The Brawlers

14. The Brawlers

Aired: Dec 14, 1965

The Barkleys find themselves butting heads with a group of Irish settlers who...

Episode 15 Judgement in Heaven

15. Judgement in Heaven

Aired: Dec 21, 1965

Jarrod arranges for the girlfriend of a murderous outlaw to be released from ...

Episode 16 The Invaders

16. The Invaders

Aired: Dec 28, 1965

When a group of criminal rawhiders ambush Heath, they bring him to the Barkle...

Episode 17 By Fires Unseen

17. By Fires Unseen

Aired: Jan 4, 1966

After a whirlwind courtship, Nick proposes to a beautiful "partygirl" Eastern...

Episode 18 A Time to Kill

18. A Time to Kill

Aired: Jan 18, 1966

When an old law school friend of Jarrod comes to visit, a following Secret Se...

Episode 19 Teacher of Outlaws

19. Teacher of Outlaws

Aired: Feb 1, 1966

An outlaw gang leader orders his men to kidnap a teacher so he can learn to r...

Episode 20 Under a Dark Star

20. Under a Dark Star

Aired: Feb 8, 1966

Pardoned after a long imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit, a man has Ja...

Episode 21 Barbary Red

21. Barbary Red

Aired: Feb 15, 1966

Nick celebrates his birthday at a waterfront saloon where he is drugged and s...

Episode 22 The Death Merchant

22. The Death Merchant

Aired: Feb 22, 1966

Everyone except Heath (who has met the stranger and knows some of his exploit...

Episode 23 The Fallen Hawk

23. The Fallen Hawk

Aired: Mar 1, 1966

Heath helps an old friend, Ward, and his wife Nora, after Ward becomes crippl...

Episode 24 Hazard

24. Hazard

Aired: Mar 8, 1966

A man arrives at the ranch looking for Heath and is shot by two trailing boun...

Episode 25 Into the Widow's Web

25. Into the Widow's Web

Aired: Mar 22, 1966

Heath is drawn to an alluring old girlfriend who is now married and part of a...

Episode 27 The River Monarch

27. The River Monarch

Aired: Apr 5, 1966

When a sunken Barkley riverboat is finally found, it's cargo of gold is missi...

Episode 28 The Midas Man

28. The Midas Man

Aired: Apr 12, 1966

Audra falls for a dashing but ruthless financier who has maneuvered many of t...

Episode 29 Tunnel of Gold

29. Tunnel of Gold

Aired: Apr 19, 1966

A new couple's soon-to-be opened general store is invaded by criminals to be ...

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Info about The Big Valley

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Production Countries: France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Genres:Western