Poly: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Poly is an abused pony who has become recalcitrant through bullying. He belongs to the menagerie of a traveling circus which, at the beginning of the story, is set up in Saint-Cyr-sur-Dourdan, where little Pascal lives. He is then 4 years old and comes to observe the preparations for the show he plans to attend that evening. He wanders near the caravans, opening his eyes sometimes curious, sometimes admiring, when suddenly, tragedy strikes, he sees a little defenseless pony mistreated by unscrupulous torturers. Then, an idea comes to him, to allow the pony to escape! He succeeds and helps him hide, aided by the children of the village who build him a shelter, heal him and feed him. Pascal will then live with his pony a great story of friendship full of adventure.

Series details

• Title: Poly
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1961-12-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-12-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ORTF
• Network country: France
• TVMaze ID: 86373
• IMDb ID: tt0167691
• TVDB ID: 255702

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1961-12-21; final listed air date 1962-03-15.
• Season 2: premiered 1963-03-19; final listed air date 1964-02-27.
• Season 3: premiered 1964-01-14; final listed air date 1965-03-18.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-09-30; final listed air date 1965-12-30.
• Season 5: premiered 1966-12-22; final listed air date 1967-03-16.
• Season 6: premiered 1967-11-09; final listed air date 1968-02-01.
• Season 7: premiered 1970-09-17; final listed air date 1970-12-17.
• Season 8: premiered 1972-03-02; final listed air date 1972-05-25.
• Season 9: premiered 1973-09-12; final listed air date 1973-12-05; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Poly on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.