The Trojan Horse (miniseries)

The Trojan Horse
Created by	Paul Gross John Krizanc
Written by	John Krizanc Paul Gross
Directed by	Charles Binamé
Starring	Paul Gross Greta Scacchi Tom Skerritt
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producers	Paul Gross (exec.) Penny McDonald (assoc.) Thom J. Pretak (line) Frank Siracusa (exec.)
Original release
Network	CBC
Release	30 March (Ep. 1) – 6 April 2008 (Ep. 2)

The Trojan Horse is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on CBC Television on 30 March 2008. It is a sequel to the 2004 miniseries, H₂O. It starred Paul Gross, Greta Scacchi and Tom Skerritt. It was directed by Charles Binamé.

Plot

The story begins while a nationwide referendum is being held to decide whether or not Canada will join the United States. The people of Canada vote to join the U.S., while Prime Minister Tom McLaughlin (Paul Gross) watches the results on the news. Sitting at the house of former Prime Minister Marc Lavigne (Guy Nadon; from H₂O), he plots revenge, stating that one day, he would tell Lavigne the fable of "The Mouse and the Frog".

Two years pass, at which point the film resumes. Canada has been split into six states (British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Terra Nova), each with electoral votes, and representation in Congress. The story proceeds to focus on three major storylines: Tom McLaughlin attempting to reshape his political career and ascend to the presidency; reporter Helen Madigan (Greta Scacchi) uncovering elements of political intrigue as she follows leads into the murder of her estranged son; and U.S. President Stanfield (Tom Skerritt) using any means necessary to justify an invasion of Saudi Arabia in order to halt China's oil supply.

Cast

Actor	Role
Paul Gross	Thomas David McLaughlin
Rick Cosnett	Will Tullman
Tom Skerritt	President Stanfield
Martha Burns	Mary Miller
Clark Johnson	John Neelon
Saul Rubinek	Rafe Kott
Rachael Crawford	Colleen Howell
Kenneth Welsh	Randall Spear
William Hutt	Miles Fortnum (of MI6)
Stephen McHattie	Jack Shea

External links

• CBC Official site
• The Trojan Horse at IMDb