Pit Pony

Overview

In 1904, on the Nova Scotia island of Cape Breton, 12-year-old Willie McLean, following the death of his father, joins the coal mines, where he bonds with the working horses underground. His family's mining legacy shapes their lives.

Created by Joyce Barkhouse

Network

• CBC Television

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Alex Wrathell

  Willie MacLean

  44 eps

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  Jennie Raymond

  Nellie MacLean Hall

  44 eps

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  Shaun Smyth

  Ned Hall

  44 eps

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  Elliot Page

  Maggie MacLean (as Ellen Philpotts-Page)

  29 eps

Themes

• pony
• nova scotia, canada
• coal mining
• 1900s
• cape breton

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