National Velvet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A series about a girl named Velvet who, after acquiring a horse, dedicates herself to training and dreaming of the day it wins a great race. Based on Enid Bagnold's best- selling novel and the MGM film, the TV version has been moved in locale from England to an American dairy farm region. It remains, however, the simple heart-warming story of a 12-year-old girl, her horse, and her great dream of winning a famous steeplechase. Most of all, "National Velvet" is the story of the Brown family — Herbert Brown, a modestly successful dairy farmer, played by Arthur Space; his wife, Martha Brown, portrayed by veteran actress Ann Doran; Edwina Brown, Velvel's boy-crazy older sister, played by Carole Wells, and small Donald Brown, a role filled by 7-year- old Joey Scott. Handyman Mi Taylor, who abets Velvet in many of her plans concerning the beautiful horse, is played by James McCallion.

Series details

• Title: National Velvet
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1960-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1962-04-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91247
• TVDB ID: 71083

Cast and credited roles

• Lori Martin — Velvet Brown
• Ann Doran — Martha Brown
• James McCallion — Mi Taylor
• Arthur Space — Herbert Brown
• Carole Wells — Edwina Brown
• Joey Scott — Donald Brown

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1960-09-18; final listed air date 1961-04-30.
• Season 2: premiered 1961-09-18; final listed air date 1962-04-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from National Velvet on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.