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5.8 1 Seasons • 2 Episodes

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story - Miniseries

In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader who transformed Canada.

Top Cast

  • Michael Therriault

    Michael Therriault

    Tommy Douglas

  • Kristin Booth

    Kristin Booth

    Irma Douglas

  • Nicholas Campbell

    Nicholas Campbell

    EJ Young

  • Brent Carver

    Brent Carver

    Secretary Balsam

  • Aidan Devine

    Aidan Devine

    MJ Coldwell

  • Shannon Jardine

    Shannon Jardine

    Lally Lawson

  • Andy Jones

    Andy Jones

    Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King

  • Brian Markinson

    Brian Markinson

    Premier Jimmy Gardiner

  • Don McKellar

    Don McKellar

    Clarence Fines

Overview

In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader who transformed Canada.

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