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Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story poster

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

2006 1 Season 5.8Series

Drama

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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John N. Smith

Director

Bruce M. Smith

Writer

Top Cast

Michael Therriault

Michael Therriault

Tommy Douglas · 2 eps

Kristin Booth

Kristin Booth

Irma Douglas · 2 eps

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

EJ Young · 2 eps

Brent Carver

Brent Carver

Secretary Balsam · 2 eps

Aidan Devine

Aidan Devine

MJ Coldwell · 2 eps

Shannon Jardine

Lally Lawson · 2 eps

Andy Jones

Andy Jones

Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King · 2 eps

Brian Markinson

Brian Markinson

Premier Jimmy Gardiner · 2 eps

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Clarence Fines · 2 eps

Jane Redlyon

Mrs. Babitch · 2 eps

Ian Tracey

Ian Tracey

Charlie Lawson · 2 eps

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker · 2 eps

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Dr. Moulds · 2 eps

Robert Benz

murderous RCMP officer · 2 eps