The New Adventures of Black Beauty

- Season 2

(1992)

Vicky befriends a servant girl Enid from a nearby farm but is uneasy when she catches her stealing. Enid is waiting for word from her fiance to join him and after a fall, Dr. Gordon discovers she is being mistreated. Jenny and the doctor provide a means for her to leave but missing money may prevent it.

Dr. Gordon and Jenny head into the city leaving Vicky and Manfred a list of chores to accomplish. Unbeknownst to Vicky, Manfred suffers a blow to the head and starts acting strangely. The appearance of a mysterious woman and gossipy neighbors has Vicky convinced he's possessed.

A present for Beauty from her grandfather causes Vicky to miss her parents even more. Manfred's need for a new chimney leads to an injury to Mr. Coats and a land dispute is finally resolved.

Horses are being stolen and the constable is unable to discover the culprits. Meanwhile the Pentlands arrive to check on an inheritance and Manfred develops feelings for the daughter. After Beauty is taken the authorities discover the thieves from an unexpected source.

Vicky encounters a man named Saunders who mistakes her for his deceased daughter Emily. Vicky relates to his grief and tries to help him with her and Beauty coming to the rescue during a fire. Saunders also helps resolve another dispute between Jenny and Mr. Coates.

Dr. Gordon has left to visit some of his more distant patients during a flu epidemic so when a farmer's baby becomes very ill, Jenny arrives to help. Vicky and Black Beauty go on a wild ride to locate her grandfather but will it be in time for the Stokes child?

Mr. Snape, a powerful landowner, asks Dr. Jenny to inspect his new bull than calls her incompetent when he said it died. Vicky encounters three children who are trying to sell their sheep after arriving from a drought stricken region. The two incidents are connected as Black Beauty helps Jenny prove that she was correct and the sheep are healthy.

Vicky comes across two unknown men down by the river, not realizing they are running a still. Detective Carmody's job is threatened so Vicky, Manfred, and Beauty work together to help him find the culprits who are making people sick with alcohol poisoning.

Julius and his grandson Rupert, itinerant musicians, arrive in the settlement and are asked to stay by Dr. Gordon. The grandfather's claims of success are exaggerated, angering Rupert who's been offered a scholarship to study in Europe. It's up to Vicky and Black Beauty to make everything right.

Vicky thinks her life is dull so when she hears of two escapees from prison, she hopes to encounter them. The convicts need someone to break their shackles so they take Manfred and the doctor hostage. Later the women are also captured and it's up to Beauty to rescue them.

Vicky searches for Black Beauty.

Vicky searches for Black Beauty.