Network: CBC Television Network
Broadcast Run: 1967
Broadcast Medium: Television
Aired Friday afternoons, after school, from January 6 to March 31, 1967.
This 13-week drama was for children. It was based on Lyn Cook’s novel, Pegeen and the Pilgrim, about a little girl who wanted to be an actress. The series was shot on location in Stratford, Ontario home of the Shakespeare Festival. The plotlines were few, but basically revolved around Pegeen O’Hara, her widowed mother and the boarding house in which they lived.
Cast:
Kathy Kastner as Pegeen
Ruth Springford as Mrs. O’Hara
Miles MacNamara as David
Joseph Shaw as Mr. B
James Edmond as Mr. Pudd
Syme Jago as Andy
Beth Lockerbie as Mrs. Hodge
Charles Palmer as Mr. Toby
Producer: Bill Glenn
Writer: Lyn Cook
Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005