Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
12/03/2006
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.
TV Show Information
Michael Therriault
as Tommy Douglas
Kristin Booth
as Irma Douglas
Nicholas Campbell
as EJ Young
Brent Carver
as Secretary Balsam
Aidan Devine
as MJ Coldwell
Shannon Jardine
as Lally Lawson
Andy Jones
as Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Brian Markinson
as Premier Jimmy Gardiner
Don McKellar
as Clarence Fines
Jane Redlyon
as Mrs. Babitch
Ian Tracey
as Charlie Lawson
Paul Gross
as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
R.H. Thomson
as Dr. Moulds
Robert Benz
as murderous RCMP officer
