National Velvet

National Velvet is an American drama series that originally aired from 1960 to 1962 on NBC. Based on the 1935 novel and 1944 film of the same name, the series ran for a total of fifty-eight episodes. Synopsis National Velvet stars Lori Martin as Velvet Brown, a girl who lives on a dairy farm with her parents, Martha (Ann Doran) and Herbert Brown (Arthur Space), an ex-jockey Mi Taylor, played by Scottish actor James McCallion (1918-1991), her brother, Donald (Joey Scott), and sister, Edwina (Carole Wells). Velvet owned a thoroughbred stallion named King which she hoped would one day run in the Grand National Steeplechase. Cast Lori Martin as Velvet Brown Arthur Space as Herbert Brown Carole Wells as Edwina Brown Joey Scott as Donald Brown Ann Doran as Martha Brown James McCallion as Mi Taylor Episodes