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Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story: With Kristin Booth, Tatiana Maslany, Ian Tracey, Paul Gross. A mini-series based on the work of Canadian political icon Tommy Douglas.
- (213)
- 2006-03-12
- Biography, Drama
- Kristin Booth, Tatiana Maslany, Ian Tracey
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.
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story. A pastor who arrives in Saskatchewan in the 1930s and sees the poverty and injustice around him becomes inspired to run for political office.
- John N. Smith
- January 1, 2006
- Kristin Booth
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story 2006 3h 12m Biography Drama List Reviews Tommy Douglas becomes a social activist, a health-care crusader and a premier in Canada.
- Biography, Drama
- Michael Therriault
- John N. Smith
Aug 3, 2015 · Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story. Season 1. For more than 50 years, his unwavering commitment to social justice, his brilliant political acumen and pugnacious charm earned Tommy Douglas both the love and respect of millions of Canadians.
The young Baptist minister, Tommy Douglas (Michael Therriault) and his bride, Irma (Kristin Booth) moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan in 1930, just as the dirty thirties were exacting their awful...
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Dec 15, 2011 · Profiling the legacy of one of Canada's most important reformers, Prairie Giant: The Pastor Tommy Douglas Story explores the life of a social crusader and charismatic leader voted as the greatest Canadian of all time.
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