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Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006)

Name: Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-03-12

1h 30m

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2
Episodes

March 12, 2006
Release Date

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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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Release Date
March 12, 2006

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
2

Running Time
1h 30m

Filming Locations
Saskatchewan, Canada

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-11-08

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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.