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This adaption of the 1877 novel by Anna Sewell ran for 52 episodes in the 1970s and featured a Doctor and his children who got involved in all sorts of adventures. Somehow, their horse Black Beauty always got involved and frequently helped them out of tricky situations.

Black Beauty was a family favourite and was aired on Sunday afternoons at teatime.

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  • Anonymous user
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    Being horse mad at the time, this was must see TV for me and I can still hear the tune in my head.
  • Anonymous user
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    I only have to hear the first bit of the theme tune and my heart skips a beat, it is my all time favourite piece of music, because it started my life long love of horses, I'm 46 now, but when I'm watching those DVD's I could be back in 1972 and eight years old again, by the way that old horse will never die, he lives on in our memories
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    I love horses and loved Black Beauty I am a fan of Judi Bowker's as well.. the horse at the time was 7 years old I don't think he is alive now as he would be 46.. and he did do an advert for a bank in the 1990s.. and did star again in the new adventures of black beauty playing the same character..I have lost of photos from the tv series.. I was born when the tv series was in its second year 1973.. but I did manage to catch the re runs.. and still like it tuday. louise uk
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    good show
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    The theme tune, "Galloping Home", written by Denis King and performed by the London String Chorale, was released as a single and peaked at number 31 in the UK charts in the week of February 2, 1974.
  • Anonymous user
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    thank god i just read the last comment , because i used to cry like a mad thing every time the music came on and my poor old dad had to console me , i used to think and tell my dad that the horse was running away because noone loved it , but my dad used to tell me it was because it was running home to be with its friends , i am 37 this year as well and it still fills me up when i hear it now
  • Anonymous user
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    AS A HORSE CRAZY KID THE ADVENTURES OF BLACK BEAUTY WAS MY FAVOURITE TREAT AND I SO LONGED TO BE VICKY SO MUCH SO I YEARNED TO BECOME AN ACTRESS IN THE HOPE TO PLAY HE ROLE JUST TO BE WITH BLACK BEAUTY I WOULD ACT OUT SCENES FROM THE T.V SHOW WITH MY PONIES ETC ALL THE TIME AND PLAY THE L.P AND GET VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND CRY(I STILL EMOTIONAL WHEN I HEAR THE THEME TUNE TO THIS DAY! AND IM 37 NOW) I DO BELIEVE THAT THE FACT I BECAME AN ACTRESS AND HAVE JUST FINISHED MY FIRST STARRING ROLE IN A MOVIE (MISTER LONELY) IS DUE TO THIS ENCHANTING T.V SERIES, AS IT SET UP MY DRIVE TO BECOME AN ACTRESS IS THE ORIGANAL HORSE ALIVE? ID LOVE TO SAY THANKYOU TO ALL THAT MADE THIS CHILDHOOD ICON OF MINE AS IT GAVE ME A WONDERFUL CAREER, ALSO CAN I BUY THE L.P WITH THE MUSIC AND THE STORY ? LOVE MELITA MORGAN
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    Black Beauty had the best theme music of all 70's tv! The end was the best! It would show Black Beauty galloping home through sunny meadows, twinkling steams and golden fields of corn, it's magnificent glossy coat shining!! It used to make me blubb!! Hahaha! Weren't the 70's fab!

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