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The Best Episodes of The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 10 - The Viking Helmet: Part 2
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S1:E10

    The thief escapes custody and heads back to the excavation site in search of the missing gold wing. Robbie, believing he knows its location, rides Beauty to the area. While looking, he falls into a mud pit about to cave in.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:David Butler

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  2. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 9 - The Viking Helmet: Part 1
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S1:E9

    Kevin and Robbie find an old helmet with a wing and lose the wing on the way home. An archaeologist from a nearby dig dismisses the helmet as a reproduction of little value, but when Robbie finds the wing, it is promptly stolen.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:David Butler

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  3. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 11 - Day of Reckoning
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    S1:E11

    Beauty starts showing unusual behaviour and Gordon suspects rabies. After Beauty attacks two men—including the new constable, she is ordered destroyed. But Vicky hides her horse, nothing is as it seems, and Beauty has a good reason for her actions.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  4. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 5 - Runaway
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    S1:E5

    While riding Beauty, Vicky and Kevin encounter a threatening recluse at the Abbott farm. Despite being warned to stay away, the children persist in solving the mystery. When a runaway horse endangers young David Abbott, the children get their answer.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  5. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 12 - Man Trap
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    S1:E12

    New gamekeeper Ted Hewitt sets out snares and traps on Lord Eddington's estate to protect game and catch poachers. This doesn't sit well with Gordon, who, with Vicky, pays him a visit. While the men talk, Vicky learns Hewitt's wife, Beth, is pregnant and doesn't seem well.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:David Butler

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  6. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 14 - Three Lock to Fortune
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    S1:E14

    Vicky's friend Colin returns from school and informs her that his grandfather's estate is to be auctioned. The kids learn of a family secret that if discovered, may provide the funds to save Colin's heritage. But they are in a race against time.

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:David Butler

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  7. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 7 - The Horsemen
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    S1:E7

    Beauty is at risk from a spoiled young woman used to getting everything that she wants. In order to save Beauty, Vicky enlists the help of a secret society sworn to protect the interests of horses.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Lindsay Galloway

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  8. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 22 - Foul Play
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    S1:E22

    When neighbour Lady Faulkner discovers her racing horses are being drugged, their curiosity gets the best of them. After Gordon is attacked and Albert rescues the constable from a well, the pieces start to come together.

    Director:David Askey
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  9. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 1 - The Fugitive
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    S1:E1

    Dr James Gordon and his two children Vicky and Kevin move from London to the country. On the first day, Vicky brings home an injured horse, seeking her father's help. Everyone can see how the horse was treated. Later, the owner's son wants the stallion back but Gordon refuses. Vicky falls in love with the horse, but the family has no money to buy such a good horse.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Ted Willis

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  10. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hostage
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    S1:E2

    An escaped convict holds Kevin and Black Beauty hostage, and forces Vicky to get food and clothes so he can complete his bid for freedom.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Victor Pemberton

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  11. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 6 - Warhorse
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    S1:E6

    Gordon and Vicky rescue a former army horse whose end seems near. New neighbour Robbie, sheltered by his grandmother, befriends with Vicky and Kevin, and becomes enchanted by the new horse Soldier.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:David Butler

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  12. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 16 - The Debt
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    S1:E16

    Amy's nephew steals Beauty after she refuses to give him £50 to get out of debt to a nefarious bookie. To rescue Beauty and her nephew, Amy must pawn her jewellery and hurry to the auction to bid on the horse.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  13. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 21 - Two of a Kind
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    S1:E21

    Vicky and Kevin encounter siblings on the run from authorities, claiming to be orphans. A reformatory is missing two children and when items begin disappearing from the house, the truth comes out.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:David Hopkins

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  14. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 24 - Wild Justice
    6.6/10(20 votes)

    S1:E24

    Gordon is arrested for a cottage burning that belonged to Mr Skinner after he criticised its condition. Vicky, Albert, and their friend Jill work to clear his name but need Beauty's help.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  15. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 15 - Recruiting Sergeant
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    S1:E15

    Vicky discovers young Tom Honeywell hiding in the church cemetery, on the run after deserting the army. The local recruiter confiscates Beauty until Tom returns, and Kevin is tricked into enlisting in an effort to help. It is up to Albert and Beauty to make things right.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Lindsay Galloway

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  16. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 4 - The Horse Thieves
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    S1:E4

    Vicky, Kevin and Black Beauty encounter two workmen who decide that stealing the horse is a means to a better life. Where they choose to hide Beauty is unfortunately the site of dynamite blasting, leading to a race to rescue the stallion.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  17. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 13 - Clown on Horseback
    6.3/10(19 votes)

    S1:E13

    Kevin and Robbie befriend an unfunny clown named Andy, while Vicky tries to help Dan tame Mr Collin's horse Thunder. It turns out Andy's skills and comedy are tied to working with horses.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:David Butler

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  18. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 18 - The Witch
    6.3/10(21 votes)

    S1:E18

    While riding Beauty, Vicky meets an old woman, who many in town think is a witch. After she scares Kevin when he tries to retrieve a kite from the roof of her cottage, he sets out on Beauty for another try and is injured.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:John Kane

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  19. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 19 - The Ponies
    6.3/10(20 votes)

    S1:E19

    Gordon has his hands full with a typhoid outbreak, but the children are concerned with an illness claiming Mr Garner's ponies. Albert brings his favorite, Chalky, into contact with Beauty and soon Vicky is trying to do everything she can to save Beauty.

    Director:David Askey
    Writer:David Butler

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  20. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 3 - The Pit Pony
    6.2/10(25 votes)

    S1:E3

    A young miner steals a pony sold for slaughter and with Vicky's helps hide it at home. The owner soon tracks them down and causes trouble for the young pair.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Ted Willis

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  21. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 8 - The Duel
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E8

    Vicky discovers a young man wounded in a duel. She takes him home but the family is soon caught up in a dangerous and treacherous plot that places them all in peril.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  22. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 23 - Sailor on a Horse
    6.2/10(22 votes)

    S1:E23

    A secretive man moves into an abandoned cottage which engages Vicky and Albert's curiosity. Seemingly unrelated, the land and Beauty's paddock next to the Gordons is being sold by contentious lawyer Weems. The missing Thackeray heir seems to be key to both incidents.

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:David Butler

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  23. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 26 - Father and Son
    6.2/10(22 votes)

    S1:E26

    The arrival of entertainers in the village draw the Gordons and Albert into a custody battle. Mr Groat is keeping his son Stan away from his grandfather Woolgar but the boy's deadly illness forced Gordon to implement a solution.

    Director:David Andrews
    Writer:David Hopkins

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  24. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 20 - The Ruffians
    6.1/10(22 votes)

    S1:E20

    When Gordon interrupts a robbery, hooligans take first him, than Vicky captive. Needing his medical skills for one of their mates, they refuse to release them. It"s up to Kevin, Albert and Beauty to rescue them.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  25. The Adventures of Black Beauty Season 1 Episode 25 - The Barge
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E25

    Vicky and Beauty befriend Maggie, an older woman living on the river whose son is just out of prison. A series of valuable art thefts occur and Vicky discovers the stolen paintings on Maggie's houseboat. With things looking grim for Albert and his mother, Vicky, her friends, and her horse search for the truth.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Victor Pemberton

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Viking Helmet: Part 2" is the best rated episode of "The Adventures of Black Beauty" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Alan Gibson and written by David Butler, it aired on 11/24/1972. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Viking Helmet: Part 1".