Barbara Stanwyck
Victoria
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- 1. Palms of Glory Sep 15, 1965
- The valley residents turn to the Barkleys when the railroad threatens their farms and ranches.
- 2. Forty Rifles Sep 22, 1965
- Heath considers letting a Civil War general (Andrew Duggan) join his mission.
- 3. Boots With My Father's Name Sep 29, 1965
- Obsessed to learn her late husband's past, Victoria endangers her life in a mining town.
The Big Valley is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California , from 1884 to 1888.
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The Big Valley: Created by A.I. Bezzerides, Louis F. Edelman. With Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans. The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.
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The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1876-1878. The one-hour episodes follow the lives of the Barkley family, one of the wealthiest and largest ranch-owning families in Stockton. It aired for four seasons, beginning on September 15, 1965, and ending on May 19, 1969, with a total of 112 episodes. [1] [2]
- Charles Briles appeared in eight first season episodes as youngest brother Eugene Barkley. His character was later written out of the show – the storyline had him away attending law school – when the 19-year-old Briles was drafted into the United States Army in June 1965.
- Richard Long's lawyer character – with offices in Stockton and San Francisco – was named Jarrod Thomas Barkley. The middle name of Thomas came from his deceased father, Tom Barkley.
- Jarrod, Nick and Heath Barkley had all served in the Union Army during the Civil War (1861-65). Nick had been a captain, Jarrod had been stationed in Washington, D.C.
- The idea for The Big Valley began with Lou Edelman, a producer on The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960-62). For two years Edelman had tried to interest the TV networks in a western series starring Miss Stanwyck, but his efforts came to no avail.
Saturdays at 11 AM. Set in the late 1800s, 'The Big Valley' follows the Barkley family's Wild West adventures. Stern widow Victoria Barkley (Barbara Stanwyck) and her family brave bandits, horse thieves and land grabbers on their ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Guards delivering prisoners accidently kill one of them - a woman. Victoria, out travelling alone, is taken by the guards to act as a substitute.
The Big Valley was a popular TV series of 4 seasons that ran from 1965 to 1969. Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood on the Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley, near Stockton, in the 1870s.
