Original title
The New Adventures of Black Beauty
Released
9/1/1990
Origin country
GB
Genre
Drama
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
52
The New Adventures of Black Beauty was the title of a television drama series produced in the early 1990s.
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.
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.
Vicky tries to tame Black Beauty; a German boy (Manfred) offers aid.
Frank Coates takes Black Beauty in Jenny's absence. Coates wants a fight between his favorite horse Dancer and Black Beauty.
Vicky encounters odd characters camped on Coates' land.
Vicky finds an injured sailor and a strange dog.
Manfred and Vicky go on a treasure hunt looking for Dooney's Glory Hole.
Skeptics gather to watch Manfred's man-powered plane.
Vicky tries to befriend an aristocratic girl.
Vicky and Black Beauty release a boy from a trap.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Issabelle Barret is trying her best to run away from a terrible orphanage that she has been placed in after the death of her father, Harold. As a policeman captures her and takes her to the carriage she complains about the way the officer has a black horse tied up in back. Upon arrival to the orphanage Bella unties the horse and has him run away. Later she again runs away and finds her way to a ship where she stows away. The ship runs into a reef and breaks up. Bella is washed ashore and rescued by a Black Horse. She's found by Connie and Ted. Dr. Austin is rushed to ...
Isabella Barrett finds herself being cared for at Dr. Austin's farm, but has no memory of who she is or where she comes from. All she knows is that Black Beauty is hers.
Ted practices for the local Gymkhana competition.
Bella and Beauty have run away but Bella soon realizes she's lost. With a storm approaching, they must search for shelter.
Bella convinces Dr. Austin to let her sit for the Willstown Grammar School entrance tests along Ted. Meanwhile, Weeks has come up with a new ploy.
Dr. Austin reads Bella the letter that demands she return to the orphanage as soon as possible.
Everyone is excited by the discovery of the barrel lid: it not only proves that the Astoria was wrecked somewhere nearby, but gives Bella's story some validity. Bella asks Frank not to print the story in the Bugle, as she has already caused so much trouble.
The newly-minted detectives arrange their first meeting - but Frank has gone missing.
Bella has remembered that Mr. Cigar was on the Astoria. Frank realizes that the first thing they must do is to investigate the cargo list from the Astoria, in order to narrow down that was on the boat that Mr. Cigar may have wanted. Although Frank is supposed to be looking after the store, he and Bella take off for Willstown.
Bella accompanies Mrs. Mac in order to take care of an ailing Mrs. Crutchfield for the night. Her custody case is the next day, however, and she may not be at her best.
Despite being under strict instructions to behave herself, Bella allows herself to be goaded.
Frank inadvertently causes a gold rush in Yarrandilly.
Bella is confused about the decision she has to make about going to England with her Aunt Caroline. Caroline tells Bella that they may live in London and Paris, and Bella is horrified to learn that Beauty would not be able to go with her.
Ted has narrowed down the location of the gold, but the gang need a seaworthy boat. Fortunately, Ted knows where they can find one.
Although Frank as written an article in the Bugle saying that nothing was found in the Astoria shipwreck, Potch and Weeks ransack the Austin Farm stables in the hopes of finding the gold. Fortunately, the tin boat has been hidden underneath Caroline's car. Bella, Frank, Ted and Connie have a meeting to discuss their next move.
Walter and Bella try once more to open the tin box but realize that it will have to be cut open when Walter has more time. While this is happening in the stables, Connie tries to distract the doctor by telling him about a new puppy that the Jenkins are trying to find a home for. Caroline decides that she would like to go horseriding with Bella so they go to the Jenkins' farm.
Everyone is furious with the children for taking the law into their own hands. Frank tells an imprisoned Potch that his partner in crime is dead. Potch inadvertently tells Frank that his partner's name is Weeks. Back at the farmhouse Bella, Ted and Connie are given a huge lecture by the doctor, and their punishments are handed out for the upcoming month.
Bella and Caroline return from holiday in preparation for the wedding. However, Bella's friends treat her differently. Meanwhile, Frank issues the last edition of the Bugle.
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