The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway The Horrid B.C. Business (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, Drama, History

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The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway

The Horrid B.C. Business (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Canada reels in the throes of a depression as Prime Minister Mackenzie vainly tries to cope with inherited Pacific Railway frustrations. Mackenzie's health wanes as surveyors squabble, contractors milk the public purse and B.C. clamours ...See moreCanada reels in the throes of a depression as Prime Minister Mackenzie vainly tries to cope with inherited Pacific Railway frustrations. Mackenzie's health wanes as surveyors squabble, contractors milk the public purse and B.C. clamours for the promised railway. If the railway is to be salvaged, Sir John A. Macdonald must rise from the political ashes. See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Pierre Berton Self / Host Self / Host See fewer	Klondike (1960)
Gillie Fenwick Alexander Mackenzie Alexander Mackenzie See fewer	Festival (1960)
Gerard Parkes Edward Blake Edward Blake See fewer	The Boondock Saints (1999)
Paxton Whitehead Lord Dufferin Lord Dufferin See fewer	Back to School (1986)
Tony Van Bridge Sir Sandford Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Sandy Webster Marcus Smith Marcus Smith See fewer	Lost and Found (1979)
Diana Barrington Lady Dufferin Lady Dufferin See fewer	Alive (1993)
Jaro Dick Young Fraser Young Fraser See fewer	Good Will Hunting (1997)
Tim Crighton William Topley William Topley See fewer	The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (1974)