Pit Pony: Season 1

Based on the Best-Selling Book

For twelve-year-old Willie MacLean, life is not easy. Growing up during the turn of the century on an isolated island off the coast of Nova Scotia can be harsh. In this epic coming-of-age story, Willie, his family and friends work the mines to survive while they adjust to their ever-changing world of electricity, telephones and automobiles. Set against the backdrop of the breathtaking Nova Scotia landscape, Pit Pony explores the hopes, struggles and triumphs of this unique family and island community at the dawn of the twentieth century.