Glory Enough for All is a 1988 Canadian television movie directed by Eric Till and written by Grahame Woods, depicting the discovery and isolation of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best. It was the winner of nine 1989 Gemini Awards. The film stars R. H. Thomson as Banting, and Robert Wisden as Best. It is based on the books The Discovery of Insulin and Banting: A Biography by historian Michael Bliss. It was aired in November 1989 in the United States in two parts as part of the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre and introduced by Alistair Cooke. Plot synopsis The movie focuses on Banting and Best and their isolation of insulin at the University of Toronto for which Banting received the 1923 Nobel Prize along with John Macleod. A parallel story is told of Elizabeth Hughes, a young girl with diabetes. Cast R. H. Thomson as Frederick Banting Robert Wisden as Charles Herbert Best Michael Zelniker as James Collip John Woodvine as J.J.R. Macleod Martha Henry as Antoinette Hughes Kate Trotter as Edith Roach Leah Pinsent as Margaret Mahon Rachel Blanchard as Melanie Seana McKenna as Jessica Collip Gerard Parkes as Duncan Graham Heather Hess as Elizabeth Hughes Reception The movie was the winner of nine 1989 Gemini Awards including Best Dramatic Mini-Series, Best Performance by a Lead Actor, Best Performance by a Lead Actress, Best Writing, Best Photography, and Best Musical Score among others. References External links 1988 television films 1988 films English-language Canadian films CBC Television original films Films directed by Eric Till Films scored by Louis Applebaum Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries winners Canadian drama television films 1988 drama films Biographical films about scientists Films about Nobel laureates Films about diseases Films set in Toronto 1980s Canadian films