An Emmy-winning adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel by the same name, this is a Canadian TV production which follows the life of a feisty young girl who is adopted by a bachelor farmer and his sister who have decided to adopt a boy and have several surprises due them when Anne arrives. Part of a series that goes through her winning a place in their hearts and home, it continues on through her youth and the blossoming of young love. This particular episodes deals with her first tentative encroachments into social functions and dealing with the loss of a loved one. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
Jacqueline Blais - Mrs. Harrison; Les Carlson - Mr. Lawson; Frank Converse - Morgan Harris; Jonathan Crombie - Gilbert Blythe; Colleen Dewhurst - Marilla Cuthbert; Martin Donlevy - Jerry Burke; Rosemary Dunsmore - Katherine Brooke; Richard Farnsworth; Nuala Fitzgerald - Mrs. Tom Pringle; Dave Foley - Lewis Allen; David Fox - John Blythe; Lynne Gorman - Mrs. John Pringle; Schuyler Grant - Diana Barry; Patricia Hamilton; Kay Hawtry - Mabel Sloane; Wendy Hiller - Mrs. Harris; Meg Hogarth - Mrs. James Pringle; Jennifer Inch - Ruby Gillis; Charmion King-Pinsent - Aunt Josephine Barry; Marilyn Lightstone - Miss Stacey; Kate Lynch - Pauline Harris; Bruce McCulloch - Fred Wright; Maxine Miller - Mrs. Albert Pringle; Juno Mills-Cockell - Jimsie Pringle; Gladys O'Connor - Maid at Maplehurst; Rosemary Radcliffe - Mrs. Barry; Zack Ward - Moody Spurgeon; Charles Joliffe - Alex McGuiness; Genevieve Appleton - Emmeline Harris; Miranda de Pencier - Josie Pye; Marilyn Boyle - Gossip at Ball; Janice Bryan - Maid at Mrs. Pringle's; Ian Heath - Anthony Pye; Susannah Hoffman - Jen Pringle; James O'Regan - Mr. Pye; Chick Roberts - Avonlea Townsman; Anna Ferguson - Mrs. Boulter; Robert Collins - Mr. Barry; Dora Dainton - Maid at Maplehurst; Mag Ruffman - Alice Lawson; David Hughes - Thomas Lynde; Joe Franklin - Issac Kent
Credit
Anne Tait - Casting, Kevin Sullivan - Director, James Lahti - Editor, Hagood Hardy - Composer (Music Score), Linda Preston - Makeup, Susan Longmire - Production Designer, Marc Champion - Cinematographer, Kevin Sullivan - Producer, Kevin Sullivan - Screenwriter, Lucy Maud Montgomery - Book Author
