About this title

Storyline

In 1930s Saskatchewan, a small town parish has a new young new pastor, Tommy Douglas. However, for all his regular duties, which include boxing lessons, Tommy sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address with the pulpit. With that in mind, Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation and starts a career where his steadfast idealism runs headlong into the powerful opposition of the rich and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader that would transform Canada and have him hailed as the greatest Canadian of all.

Country: Canada

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: March 12, 2006

Also Known As: Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, KüldetésPovestea lui Tommy Douglas, Gigante da Planície: A História de Tommy Douglas, Daastaan e Tommy Douglas |  See more »

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Company Credits

Production Co: Minds Eye Entertainment

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2006 | 2 Episodes

Awards

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DGC Craft Award 2006

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DGC Craft Award

Outstanding Production Design - Television Movie/Mini-Series

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DGC Craft Award

Outstanding Picture Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series

Gemini 2006

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Gemini

Best Dramatic Mini-Series

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Gemini

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Gemini

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Gemini

Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series

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Gemini

Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series

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Winner

Gemini

Best Achievement in Make-Up

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Gemini

Best Sound in a Dramatic Program

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Gemini

Best Achievement in Casting

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