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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. Prairie Giant is distributed in the United States by Invincible Pictures.
Original Release
03/12/2006
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kristin Booth | Irma Douglas |
Tatiana Maslany | Tommy's Doctor's Receptionist |
Ian Tracey | Charlie Lawson |
Paul Gross | John Diefenbaker |
Brian Markinson | Jimmie Gardiner |
R.H. Thomson | Dr. Moulds |
Trenna Keating | KOD Lady #2 |
Michael Therriault | Tommy Douglas |
Don McKellar | Clarence Fines |
Robert Moloney | Woodrow Lloyd |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kristin Booth | Irma Douglas |
Tatiana Maslany | Tommy's Doctor's Receptionist |
Ian Tracey | Charlie Lawson |
Paul Gross | John Diefenbaker |
Brian Markinson | Jimmie Gardiner |
R.H. Thomson | Dr. Moulds |
Trenna Keating | KOD Lady #2 |
Michael Therriault | Tommy Douglas |
Don McKellar | Clarence Fines |
Robert Moloney | Woodrow Lloyd |
Aidan Devine | MJ Coldwell |
Jean Freeman | Tommy's Neighbour |
Matthew Walker | Banker McCarthy |
Henry Woolf | Jack Corman |
Amy Matysio | BienFait Woman |
Kent Nolan | Danny Reeves |
Brent Carver | Secretary Balsam |
Cavan Cunningham | 50th Anniversery Announcer |
Mike O'Brien | Deacon Marks |
Shannon Jardine | Lally Lawson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Janine Stener | Producer |
Kevin DeWalt | Producer |