| The Big Valley | |
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| Genre | Western |
| Created by | |
| Starring | |
| Composer | George Duning |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 112 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 15, 1965 – May 19, 1969 |
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The Big Valley is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC.[1] The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour episodes follow the lives of the Barkley family, one of the wealthiest and largest ranch-owning families in Stockton, led by matriarch Victoria Barkley (Barbara Stanwyck), her sons Jarrod (Richard Long) and Nick (Peter Breck), daughter Audra (Linda Evans), and their half-brother Heath (Lee Majors).[2] The series was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved May 28, 2021.