Stacy Dorning
The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990)
Season 1
The New Adventures of Black Beauty was the title of a television drama series produced in the early 1990s.
Released Aug. 31, 1990
Episode 25 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.boy-horse-relationship, imdb.girl-horse-relationship, imdb.black-stallion-the-horse-character, imdb.girl-riding-a-horse
Watch Providers: Pure Flix
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Old World
1902 - Nigel Denning plans to emigrate to the colonies with his new wife Jenny and wants to take Vicky, his daughter from his first marriage, with him, but her grandfather disapproves. Vicky also has her doubts about her step-mother, but is fascinated with Jenny's horse, Black Beauty.
Sept. 1, 1990, midnight
S1E2 - A Horse Like Beauty
Vicky decides to go with Jenny and her dad to New Zealand. Nigel takes an earlier ship, this sinks near Singapore. Nigel is missing. Jenny and Vicky still want to go and move to New Zealand. On their new farm they learn that the animals have been stolen and a young man, named Manfred is the only help they can get. By Letter, they learn of the death of Jenny's Black Beauty. At the same time outside in a storm a unknown beautiful black horse kicks up a fuss. Vicky runs to him and he quites down. She names this new friend Black Beauty.
Sept. 8, 1990, midnight
S1E3 - Breaking In
Vicky tries to tame Black Beauty; a German boy (Manfred) offers aid.
Sept. 15, 1990, midnight
S1E4 - Ride a Black Horse
Frank Coates takes Black Beauty in Jenny's absence. Coates wants a fight between his favorite horse Dancer and Black Beauty.
Sept. 22, 1990, midnight
S1E5 - Deceptive Appearances
Vicky encounters odd characters camped on Coates' land.
Sept. 29, 1990, midnight
S1E6 - Fear of Water
Vicky finds an injured sailor and a strange dog.
Oct. 6, 1990, midnight
S1E7 - Treasure Hunt
Manfred and Vicky go on a treasure hunt looking for Dooney's Glory Hole.
Oct. 13, 1990, midnight
S1E8 - The Birdman
Skeptics gather to watch Manfred's man-powered plane.
Oct. 20, 1990, midnight
S1E9 - Different Races
Vicky tries to befriend an aristocratic girl.
Oct. 20, 1990, midnight
S1E10 - A Question of Justice
Vicky and Black Beauty release a boy from a trap.
Oct. 27, 1990, midnight
S1E11 - Horsepower
Vicky confronts a mine owner about his overworked horses. This episode was not aired in the original USA run of the series and was left out of the Questar DVD release.
Nov. 10, 1990, midnight
S1E12 - Horse Sense
Manfred takes Vicky's mail route in her absence. This episode was not aired in the original USA run of the series and was left out of the Questar DVD release.
Nov. 17, 1990, midnight
S1E13 - Surprise
Nov. 24, 1990, midnight
S1E14 - A Present for Beauty
Dec. 1, 1990, midnight
S1E15 - The Sea Horses
Dec. 8, 1990, midnight
S1E16 - Hope
Dec. 15, 1990, midnight
S1E17 - At Risk
Dec. 22, 1990, midnight
S1E18 - Greed Fever
Dec. 29, 1990, midnight
S1E19 - The Poisoners
Jan. 5, 1991, midnight
S1E20 - Bush Symphony
Jan. 12, 1991, midnight
S1E21 - The Convicts
Jan. 19, 1991, midnight
S1E22 - A Friend in Need
Jan. 26, 1991, midnight
S1E23 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
While playing a small trick on Dr Gordon, Vicki causes him to break a lense on a piece of his equipment. Saying that he now needs to go to the city to replace it Jenny says they will go the next day as there's people passing through that she wanted to visit with. Manfred is helping out by getting some suitcases down from the loft when a pile of them fall on him hitting him in the head. The next day after Dr Gordon and Jenny leave Vicki tells him he's expected to fix the roof. Manfred acts very strange and Vicki takes that as trying to be lazy so she climbs the ladder to the roof. When asking Manfred to pass a hammer, he acts like he does not understand her and just takes the ladder down trapping her on the roof. Mr. O'Riley rescues her from the roof and spins her a tale of ghosts and spirit possessions. She can't find Manfred anywhere. When she goes to the general store she finds him leaving with a strange old lady that two ladies claim is a witch. Vicki follows to 'rescue' him. He gets hit in the head again and returns to his normal self. The 'witch' is just a lonely German lady, whom Manfred had befriended because she could only speak German.
Feb. 2, 1991, midnight
S1E24 - Deception
Vicki leads Feona out for a ride on one of Mr Coates horses that he's about to have auctioned off. He see them and runs up to them. He's got a large number of cans tied to his horse and that spooks the horse that Feona is on. Vicki and Beauty chase after her and stops the runaway horse. Mr Coates orders her to return the horse. Vicki's family is angry for her part in this and Feona's father is also angry but realizes that all she wanted to do is learn to ride better. He tells her he will try to get the horse at the auction. Mr Coates has his eye on some sheep being auctioned as does Mr. McKella. Mr. Coates talks Mr Burton into trying to talk Mr McKella out of bidding on the sheep but it does not work. Mr Coates win the sheep auction but can't pay up so it defaults to Mr McKella. He has to pay more than he wanted and could not afford the horse. But it was the Tinker who purchased the horse and the pots and pans on the wagon scares the horse so badly that the Tinker agrees to sell the horse to Feona if he gets the money. Vicki rides off to find Mr McKella and they arrive just in time to pay the Tinker.
Feb. 9, 1991, midnight
S1E25 - Call of the Wild (Part One)
Feb. 16, 1991, midnight
S1E26 - Call of the Wild (Part Two)
Feb. 23, 1991, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Aug. 31, 1990
Last Air Date: Oct. 17, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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