The Adventures of Black Beauty

The Adventures of Black Beauty

1972 · 2 seasons · 52 eps · ★ 6.2 · Action & Adventure, Family, Drama

Ended

The Adventures of Black Beauty is a British family adventure series broadcast on ITV1. Produced by London Weekend Television, the 52-episode series was inspired by Anna Sewell's novel but featured new characters, including Dr James Gordon and his children, who, in 19th century rural England, take in the horse Black Beauty.

Created by Anna Sewell, Ted Willis

Network: ITV1

Your Rating

Cast

William Lucas Dr James Gordon
Charlotte Mitchell Amy Winthrop
Roderick Shaw Kevin Gordon
Judi Bowker Vicky Gordon
Stacy Dorning Jenny Gordon
Michael Culver Squire Armstrong
Tony Maiden Albert Clifton
Kenneth Thornett PC Dickins
Stephen Garlick Ned Lewis
Alastair Mackenzie Robbie Jameson
Mike Pratt Simey
John Carson Joshua Eglinton

More from Anna SewellSee all →

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1933

MovieDramaRomance

Black Beauty is being trained to run in the steeplechase race, upon which the Cameron family has staked its fortune. However, the horse is injured racing for a doctor when its owner is hurt, and it looks like it won't recover in time to compete in the race.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 2020

Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges and adventures.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1978

MovieAnimationFamily

This heart warming adaptation of the timeless novel tells the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty, a well-bred horse in the 19th century England.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1978

Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges and adventures.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1994

MovieFamilyAdventure

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1995

MovieAnimationDrama

Black Beauty lives with Squire Gordon and his stable girl Jenny. Squire Gordon is forced to sell Black Beauty to a cruel society lady. He is a sweet-tempered horse who through the course of his life encounters many trying experiences. He endures through his unyielding courage and faith.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1971

MovieDramaFamily

Told from the POV of Black Beauty himself, his birth and perception of humans are explored, but his first owner, a boy named Joe, is his most memorable.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1987

MovieAnimationFamily

This heartwarming adaptation of the novel tells the story of the courageous stallion Black Beauty, a well-bred horse in 19th century England. Black Beauty is happy as a country carriage horse, living with a wealthy Squire and his children Polly and Bertie

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1946

MovieDramaFamily

Based on Anna Sewell's novel. In rural England of the 1880's, widower Squire Wendon is rearing his young daughter Anne. Her father has forbidden her to be present when their mare, "Duchess," gives birth. Anne sneaks out to the stable, however, and is discovered by her father who forbids her ever to ride Duchess again. Despite this punishment, he gives Anne Duchess's colt because it is her birthday, and she names him "Black Beauty."

Courage of Black Beauty

Courage of Black Beauty · 1957

Courage of Black Beauty

A young boy is given a colt to raise as his own.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty · 1921

Jessie is the eldest daughter of Squire Gordon. Jack Beckett, a scheming adventurer, attempts to use the recent death of her brother and the mysterious disappearance of £1,000 from the Gordon household to blackmail Jessie into marrying him. Meanwhile, Black Beauty slowly descends from the position of a well-loved pet of a country gentleman to that of an overworked London cab horse. Based on the novel by Anna Sewell.

More Like This

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar · 2025

Apple Cider Vinegar

SeriesDramaCrime

Two young women advocate for wellness remedies to cure deadly illnesses, unraveling their lives as they unknowingly — and knowingly — mislead the world.

Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town · 2024

Murder in a Small Town

SeriesDramaCrime

Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his shore.

Murderbot

Murderbot · 2025

SeriesComedyDrama

In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.

Bonanza

Bonanza · 1959

SeriesWesternAction & Adventure

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Barkskins

Barkskins · 2020

A disparate group of outcasts and dreamers battle to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: the New World. Based on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx.

Foundation

Foundation · 2021

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.

56 Days

56 Days · 2026

SeriesDramaCrime

When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.

Monsieur Spade

Monsieur Spade · 2024

SeriesDramaMystery

Detective Sam Spade is pulled out of his tranquil retirement in France to investigate a series of brutal murders.

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H · 1972

SeriesWar & PoliticsDrama

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

The Lost World

The Lost World · 1999

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Early 20th-century adventurers find themselves fighting for survival after their hot-air balloon crashes into a remote part of the Amazon, stranding them on a prehistoric plateau.

How is it so far?

Your ratings make Midnight smarter