When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them safe. But when they're caught, it's up to the mine owners and the miners themselves to decide what's right.
Alastair Sim
as Lord Harrogate
Peter Barkworth
as Richard Sandman
Maurice Colbourne
as Luke Armstrong
Susan Tebbs
as Violet Armstrong
Andrew Harrison
as Dave Sadler
Chloe Franks
as Alice Sandman
Benjie Bolgar
as Tommy Sadler
Prunella Scales
as Mrs. Sandman
Leslie Sands
as Foreman Sam Carter
Joe Gladwin
as Bert
Jeremy Bulloch
as Ginger
Don Henderson
as
