The Englishman's Boy

1h 27min

Drama

Western

Haunting Film recalls a tragic journey that culminates in one of the most brutal historical events in Canadian history - the Cypress Hills Massacre

Episodes

Cast

Part One

1. Part One

1h 27min

2nd Mar 2008

In 1873, a young drifter, the "Englishman's boy" joins a group of wolf hunters led by the brutal Hardwick on the trail of horse thieves. In 1920s Hollywood, writer Harry Vincent is engaged by movie mogul Damon Ira Chance to track down Shorty McAdoo, an old-time Western actor whose story will be the basis of the producer's new film.

Part Two

2. Part Two

1h 27min

9th Mar 2008

Hardwick provokes his posse into the brutal Cypress Hills massacre. The Boy survives but is tortured by what he has seen. Old-time Western actor Shorty McAdoo is betrayed by both movie mogul Chance and Hollywood writer Vincent, and is driven to seek revenge.

First air date

2nd Mar 2008

Last air date

9th Mar 2008

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

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