The Witch of Avonlea is episode eleven of the first season of the Sullivan Entertainment long-form television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996) and episode 11 overall. It first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on 21 October 1990 and on the Disney Channel on 2 April 1990. It was written by Suzette Couture and directed by René Bonnière. It was preceded by “Felicity’s Challenge” and followed by “The Hope Chest of Arabella King.”
This episode stars series regulars Sarah Polley (Sara Stanley), Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King), Lally Cadeau (Janet King), Cedric Smith (Alec King), Gema Zamprogna (Felicity King), Mag Ruffman (Olivia King), and Zachary Bennett (Felix King). Guest stars include Susan Cox (Peg Bowen).
Home Video: Road to Avonlea, Volume 6. A Sullivan Films Production. Astral Communications, 1990. Tales from Avonlea, Volume 3: Magical Moments. Disney Presents. Walt Disney Home Video, 1994. Road to Avonlea: The Witches of Avonlea. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Releasing, 1996.
DVD: Road to Avonlea: The Complete First Season. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Entertainment, 2002. Tales from Avonlea: Beginnings. Disney Presents. Walt Disney Home Video, 2004. Tales from Avonlea: The Complete First Season. Disney Presents. Walt Disney Home Video, 2005. Road to Avonlea: The Complete First Season / Les Contes d’Avonlea: L’intégrale de la première saison. Sullivan Entertainment, 2009.
Credits
Opening Credits
A KEVIN SULLIVAN PRODUCTION
ROAD TO AVONLEA
SARAH POLLEY [Sara Stanley]
JACKIE BURROUGHS [Hetty King]
LALLY CADEAU [Janet King], CEDRIC SMITH [Alec King]
GEMA ZAMPROGNA [Felicity King]
MAG RUFFMAN [Olivia King]
ZACHARY BENNETT [Felix King]
With SUSAN COX [Peg Bowen]
Art Direction: PERRI GORRARA
Director of Photography: MANFRED GUTHE, c.s.c.
Costume Design: MADELEINE STEWART
Casting: ANNE TAIT
Written by SUZETTE COUTURE
Story Editor: LUCIE HALL
Edited by JAMES LAHTI
Music Composed by JOHN WELSMAN
Executives in Charge of Production: DEBORAH BERNSTEIN for C.B.C., CATHY JOHNSON for the Disney Channel
Executive Producers: KEVIN SULLIVAN, TRUDY GRANT
Directed by RENE BONNIERE
Ending Credits
Sara Stanley: SARAH POLLEY
Hetty King: JACKIE BURROUGHS
Peg Bowen: SUSAN COX
Olivia King: MAG RUFFMAN
Alec King: CEDRIC SMITH
Janet King: LALLY CADEAU
Felicity King: GEMA ZAMPROGNA
Felix King: ZACHARY BENNETT
Andrew King: JOEL BLAKE
Cecily King: HARMONY CRAMP
Clemmie Ray: GILLIAN STEEVE
Mrs. Lawson: ELVA MAI HOOVER
Nelly Shatford: AMY STEWART
Constable Jeffries: JAMES O’REGAN
Prince of Spelling: DAVID MALEK
Girl #1: REBECCA BERNSTEIN
Girl #2: MELYSSA ADE
Girl #3: STREISAN CHAPMAN
Boy #1: PIETER VAN DIJK
Line Producer: LEN D’AGOSTINO
Production Manager: BRIAN LESLIE PARKER
1st Asst. Director: JEFFREY STEVEN AUTHORS
2nd Asst. Director: DAVID J. VAUGHAN
3rd Asst. Director: ROSE TEDESCO
Camera Operator: ANDY CHUMURA
Location Manager: JOSEPH BOCCIA
Assistant Location Manager: ARTHUR CLARKE
Script Supervisor: ELAINE YARISH
1st Assistant Art Director: NANCEY PANKIW
2nd Assistant Art Director: SUSIE MAH
Drafting: TOM DOHERTY, BARBRA MATIS
Head Set Decorator: DAN CONLEY
Set Decorators: ELENA KENNEY, JARO DICK
Set Dresser: DAVID JAQUEST
Greens Co-ordinator: RICHARD M. SNIDER
Property Master: J. TRACY BUDD
Assistant Property Master: TORY BELLINGHAM
Make-up Design: LINDA L. GILL
Assistant Make-up Artist: MARILYN TERRY
Hairdresser: PAUL ELLIOT
Assistant Hairdresser: KELLY BRENNAN
Assistant Costume Designer: MADELEINE STEWART
Wardrobe Mistress: MICHELE HARNEY
1st Asst. Wardrobe: KAREN RENAULT
Sewer: GRAHAM DOCHERTY
Tailor: CARL DOCHERTY
Cutter: EVAN AYOTTE
Prod. Accountant: RONALD J. GILBERT
Assistant Production Accountant: ELAINE SCOTT
Payroll Clerk: MARGIE SCHNEIDERMAN
Prod. Coordinator: SUSAN PHILLIPS
Production Secretary: DAWN L. SINKO
Production Assistant: DAN MATTHEWS
Trainee Asst. Dir.: GRANT LUCIBELLO
1st Asst. Camera: KERRY SMART
2nd Asst. Camera: WENDY WALGATE
Camera Trainee: JOHNNY WALKER
Stills Photographer: MICHAELIN McDERMOTT
Sound Mixer: OWEN LANGEVIN
Boom Operator: KEN PORTER
Sound Trainee: JOHNNY MOTYER
Gaffer: GARY W. DENEAULT
Rigging Gaffer: ROBERT CONDIE
Best Boy: MICHAEL GALBRAITH
Electricians: JAMES MacCAMMON, BARRY GOODWIN
Generator Operator: IAN FOULDS
Key Grip: RANDAL TAMBLING
Second Grip: MIKE KIRILENKO
Dolly Grip: RON RENZETTI
Grip: ROBERT RICE
Transportation Coordinator: WILF BELL
Driver Captains: BRUCE RAYMER, TIM HILTS
Honeywagon Driver: KEVIN WILSON
Animal Wrangler: LIONEL PURCELL
Craft Service: MICHAEL BOWMAN
Catering: MICHAELSON’S FOOD SERVICES, CANADA INC.
Extras Casting: ROSE LEWIS CASTING
Sarah Polley’s Tutor: LAUREL BRESNAHAN
Tutor: JANICE NUTTER
Children’s Coordinator: LAURIE FARRANCE
Unit Publicist: THE PUBLICITY COMPANY, GENEVIEVE KIERANS, CAROL MARKS-GEORGE
Stunt Coordinator: DENNIS CHRISTENSEN
Stunts: THE STUNT TEAM, ALISON KEMSIES, KATHY McMORROW, MATTHEW VAN HART
Special Effects: ARTHUR LANGEVIN
Construction Coordinator: WIETS JEKEL
Head Carpenter: JACOB HAAK
Scenic Artist: MELISSA MORGAN-KELNER
Post-Production Supervisor: GREGOR HUTCHISON
Post-Production Assistant: SHAUNE SYLVESTER
Assistant Editor: VICTORIA ROSE
Video Editor: BERNIE CLAYTON
Colorist: BILL FERWERDA
Supervising Sound Editor: JEREMY MacLAVERTY
Assistant Sound Editors: KRIS ENGEL, MHAIRI KERR
Dialogue Editor: TIM ROBERTS
Foley Artist: DONNA POWELL
Studio Sound Mixer: DANIEL PELLERIN
Assistant Sound Mixer: TODD B. WARREN
Series Developed by FIONA McHUGH
Wardrobe Services by
COSPROP, LONDON ENGLAND
Production Services Provided by
SULLIVAN FILMS INC.
The Production Gratefully Acknowledges
JOEY & TOBY TANENBAUM
THE TOWN OF UXBRIDGE
HAMILTON REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
THE ESTATE OF L.M. MONTGOMERY
PINEGROVE CHURCH
PICKERING VILLAGE MUSEUM
PFA FILM AND VIDEO LABORATORIES
VIDEO ATLANTIC
CINESPACE STUDIOS
FILM OPTICALS
WILLIAM F. WHITE
THE FILM HOUSE GROUP
The characters and incidents portrayed in
this motion picture are entirely fictitious.
Any resemblance to any person living or
dead is purely coincidental.
Adapted from the novels
THE STORY GIRL
THE GOLDEN ROAD
CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Produced by
Story Girl Productions Inc.
in association with
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Disney Channel
and with the participation of
Telefilm Canada
© Story Girl Productions Inc.
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