Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

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.

Cast

Michael Therriault

Tommy Douglas

Kristin Booth

Irma Douglas

Nicholas Campbell

EJ Young

Brent Carver

Secretary Balsam

Aidan Devine

MJ Coldwell

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Shannon Jardine

Lally Lawson

Andy Jones

Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King

Brian Markinson

Premier Jimmy Gardiner

Don McKellar

Clarence Fines

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Jane Redlyon

Mrs. Babitch

Ian Tracey

Charlie Lawson

Paul Gross

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker