Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006)
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006)
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Plot.
In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town parish 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 that would transform Canada.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Therriault
Tommy Douglas
Kristin Booth
Irma Douglas
Tatiana Maslany
Tommy's Doctor's Receptionist
Nicholas Campbell
EJ Young
Brent Carver
Secretary Balsam
Aidan Devine
MJ Coldwell
Shannon Jardine
Lally Lawson
Andy Jones
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Brian Markinson
Premier Jimmy Gardiner
Don McKellar
Clarence Fines
Amy Matysio
BienFait Woman
Jane Redlyon
Mrs. Babitch
Ian Tracey
Charlie Lawson
Paul Gross
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
R.H. Thomson
Dr. Moulds
Robert Benz
murderous RCMP officer
John N. Smith
Director
Bruce M. Smith
Writer
Janine Stener
Associate Producer
Kevin DeWalt
Producer
Jackie Dzuba
Editor
Brenda Shenher
Costume Design
Kathy McCoy
Production Design
Carmen Kotyk
Casting
Kim Wall
Set Decoration
Dan Wright
Art Direction
Brent Russell
Set Decoration
Rob Bryanton
Original Music Composer
Mark Dobrescu
Director of Photography
Details.
Release DateMarch 12, 2006
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes2
Running Time1h 30m
Filming LocationsSaskatchewan, Canada
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
canada
biography
miniseries
saskatchewan
1930s
Miniseries
Wiki.
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story is a CBC Television miniseries first aired in two consecutive parts on March 12 and March 13, 2006. It dramatizes and fictionalizes the life and career of Tommy Douglas, the Canadian politician who oversaw the legislation of Canada's first public healthcare program as Premier of Saskatchewan. The production is directed by John N. Smith and produced by Kevin DeWalt with Minds Eye Entertainment.
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