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The Best Episodes of The Big Valley Season 4

Every episode of The Big Valley Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Big Valley Season 4!

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.

Genres:WesternDrama
Network:ABC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Big Valley" season 4 is "In Silent Battle", rated 7.6/10 from 115 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "In Silent Battle" aired on 9/23/1968 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "They Called Her Delilah".

  • In Silent Battle
    7.6/10 115 votes

    #1 - In Silent Battle

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • They Called Her Delilah
    7.6/10 109 votes

    #2 - They Called Her Delilah

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1968

    One of the former confederate spies arrives in Stockton.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Presumed Dead
    7.4/10 98 votes

    #3 - Presumed Dead

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Run of the Cat
    7.5/10 99 votes

    #4 - Run of the Cat

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1968

    After a panther nearly kills Nick, he wants revenge.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Deathtown
    7.9/10 105 votes

    #5 - Deathtown

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1968

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

    Director: Don Taylor

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jonah
    7.4/10 116 votes

    #6 - The Jonah

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hell Hath No Fury
    8.1/10 118 votes

    #7 - Hell Hath No Fury

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Ride
    7.5/10 103 votes

    #8 - The Long Ride

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Profit and the Lost
    8.1/10 102 votes

    #9 - The Profit and the Lost

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/1968

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

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • A Stranger Everywhere
    8.2/10 106 votes

    #10 - A Stranger Everywhere

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1968

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

    Director: Paul Henreid

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prize
    8.3/10 114 votes

    #11 - The Prize

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1968

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hunter's Moon
    7.5/10 86 votes

    #12 - Hunter's Moon

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/1968

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

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Top of the Stairs
    8.1/10 93 votes

    #13 - Top of the Stairs

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Joshua Watson
    7.6/10 109 votes

    #14 - Joshua Watson

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret
    7.7/10 101 votes

    #15 - The Secret

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1969

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Twenty-five Graves of Midas
    7.2/10 89 votes

    #16 - The Twenty-five Graves of Midas

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/1969

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

    Director: Richard Long

    Writer: N/A

  • Lightfoot
    7.0/10 78 votes

    #17 - Lightfoot

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1969

    An indian friend returns to Stockton

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Alias Nellie Handley
    7.5/10 107 votes

    #18 - Alias Nellie Handley

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/1969

    The prison conditions worry Victoria

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Royal Road
    7.1/10 106 votes

    #19 - The Royal Road

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Passage of Saints
    6.7/10 89 votes

    #20 - A Passage of Saints

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/1969

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

    Director: Nicholas Webster

    Writer: N/A

  • The Battle of Mineral Springs
    7.6/10 102 votes

    #21 - The Battle of Mineral Springs

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/24/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Other Face of Justice
    7.6/10 100 votes

    #22 - The Other Face of Justice

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/31/1969

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Town of No Exit
    6.7/10 117 votes

    #23 - Town of No Exit

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/7/1969

    A ghost town is inhabited by lunatics who capture Heath.

    Director: Norman Powell

    Writer: N/A

  • Danger Road
    6.9/10 81 votes

    #24 - Danger Road

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/21/1969

    Victoria has Edward deliver her medical supplies to the indians

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flight from San Miguel
    6.7/10 82 votes

    #25 - Flight from San Miguel

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 4/28/1969

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

    Director: Lawrence Dobkin

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso