Tells the story of the Great Depression in Canada as seen through the eyes of the journalists at the Toronto Daily Star. They tell the stories of the "little guys", ordinary people who lived through the daily hardships, humiliations and hungers of those dark years. Episode 1 of The dark years begins at the end of the roaring '20s in the newsrooms of the Toronto Daily Star, a big city newspaper whose popularity comes from its appeal to "the little guy." Reporters at the Toronto Daily Star shed light on "the dark years" by collecting stories and anecdotes from the ordinary people who lived through the daily hardships, humiliations and hungers that defined the Great Depression.

- Color animation with black and white newsreel footage ; - A Barna-Alper production ; - In co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; - In association with History Television ; - DVD-R ; - Multizone NTSC ; - Dolby surround.