The Adventures of Black Beauty: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Black Beauty is a pure black, thoroughbred horse in late nineteenth century rural England, who is adopted into the household of James Gordon, a local doctor and widower, and befriended by his daughters Vicky, Jenny, son Kevin, and their friends Albert, Robbie and Ned.

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Black Beauty
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 1972-09-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7762
• IMDb ID: tt0068030
• TVDB ID: 78156

Cast and credited roles

• William Lucas — Dr. James Gordon
• Charlotte Mitchell — Amy Winthrop
• Roderick Shaw — Kevin Gordon
• Michael Culver — Squire Armstrong
• Judi Bowker — Vicky Gordon
• Stacy Dorning — Jenny Gordon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-17; final listed air date 1973-03-31; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-23; final listed air date 1974-03-27; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Adventures of Black Beauty 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.