A mini-series based on the work of Canadian political icon Tommy Douglas.A mini-series based on the work of Canadian political icon Tommy Douglas.A mini-series based on the work of Canadian political icon Tommy Douglas.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations
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- TriviaThe wolf from Paul Gross's series Due South, Diefenbaker, was named after John G. Diefenbaker, who was Canada's 13th Prime Minister, which is the role played here by Gross.
- GoofsIn Tommy Douglas's first election campaign in the 1930s, he is shown using his famous Mouseland speech. In reality, that speech was first given in 1961.
- Quotes
Tommy Douglas: My friends, watch out for the little fellow with an idea.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Corner Gas: Bend It Like Brent (2008)
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Good for what it was
This film was OK, but took too many liberties for my liking. Parliamentary debates are not as they were portrayed in the first segment and one quotation attributed to Douglas was actually said by Ontario Premier Mitch Hepburn about a decade earlier.
I was disappointed that the second part glossed over Tommy's years as leader of the New Democratic Party. We see him defeated in 1962 and then suddenly it's 1983.
That being said, I was glad to see the emphasis on Irma Douglas's role behind the scenes. The NDP was in many ways a family affair, with wives just a vital an influence as their more famous husbands.
And anything would beat another show with Ben Mulroney or another episode of Falcon Beach!
I was disappointed that the second part glossed over Tommy's years as leader of the New Democratic Party. We see him defeated in 1962 and then suddenly it's 1983.
That being said, I was glad to see the emphasis on Irma Douglas's role behind the scenes. The NDP was in many ways a family affair, with wives just a vital an influence as their more famous husbands.
And anything would beat another show with Ben Mulroney or another episode of Falcon Beach!
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- 1.78 : 1
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Top Gap
By what name was Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006) officially released in India in English?
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