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The New Adventures of Black Beauty

The New Adventures of Black Beauty

1990 - 1994

The Old World

1st September 1990
Episode 1
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.

A Horse Like Beauty

8th September 1990
Episode 2
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.

Breaking In

15th September 1990
Episode 3
Vicky tries to tame Black Beauty; a German boy (Manfred) offers aid.

Ride a Black Horse

22nd September 1990
Episode 4
Frank Coates takes Black Beauty in Jenny's absence. Coates wants a fight between his favorite horse Dancer and Black Beauty.

Deceptive Appearances

29th September 1990
Episode 5
Vicky encounters odd characters camped on Coates' land.

Fear of Water

6th October 1990
Episode 6
Vicky finds an injured sailor and a strange dog.

Treasure Hunt

13th October 1990
Episode 7
Manfred and Vicky go on a treasure hunt looking for Dooney's Glory Hole.

The Birdman

20th October 1990
Episode 8
Skeptics gather to watch Manfred's man-powered plane.

Different Races

20th October 1990
Episode 9
Vicky tries to befriend an aristocratic girl.

A Question of Justice

27th October 1990
Episode 10
Vicky and Black Beauty release a boy from a trap.

Horsepower

10th November 1990
Episode 11
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.

Horse Sense

17th November 1990
Episode 12
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.

Surprise

24th November 1990
Episode 13
No overview available.

A Present for Beauty

1st December 1990
Episode 14
No overview available.

The Sea Horses

8th December 1990
Episode 15
No overview available.

Hope

15th December 1990
Episode 16
No overview available.

At Risk

22nd December 1990
Episode 17
No overview available.

Greed Fever

29th December 1990
Episode 18
No overview available.

The Poisoners

5th January 1991
Episode 19
No overview available.

Bush Symphony

12th January 1991
Episode 20
No overview available.

The Convicts

19th January 1991
Episode 21
No overview available.

A Friend in Need

26th January 1991
Episode 22
No overview available.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

2nd February 1991
Episode 23
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.

Deception

9th February 1991
Episode 24
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.

Call of the Wild (Part One)

16th February 1991
Episode 25
No overview available.

Call of the Wild (Part Two)

23rd February 1991
Episode 26
No overview available.
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The New Adventures of Black Beauty was the title of a television drama series produced in the early 1990s.

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