Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill

Susanna and Catharine were brought up in a large estate in England. They married soldiers and both couples headed to Canada only to be disappointed. Catharine, a lover of nature, adapted better than Susanna, a society person.

Cast

Severn Thompson

as Susanna Moodie

Jane Spidell

as Catharine Parr Traill

Kelli Fox

as Agnes Strickland

Richard Clarkin

as John Moodie

John Bourgeois

as Thomas Traill

Julian Richings

as William Cattermole

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