Love May Be Blind . . . but the Neighbours Ain’t is episode two of the seventh season of the Sullivan Entertainment long-form television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996) and episode 80 overall. It first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on 14 January 1996 (as part of a double header with the preceding episode, “Out of the Ashes”) and on the Disney Channel on 15 September 1996. It was written by Raymond Storey and directed by Allan King. It was preceded by “Out of the Ashes” and followed by “Davey and the Mermaid.”
This episode stars series regulars Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King), Mag Ruffman (Olivia Dale), Zachary Bennett (Felix King), Lally Cadeau (Janet King), and Cedric Smith (Alec King). Guest stars include Gema Zamprogna (Felicity King), R.H. Thomson (Jasper Dale), David Ferry (Stuart McRae), Heather Brown (Izzy Pettibone), Marilyn Lightstone (Muriel Pettibone), Molly Atkinson (Cecily King), Patricia Hamilton (Rachel Lynde), Barbara Hamilton (Eulalie Bugle), Albert Millaire (Pierre La Pierre), and Marc Marut (Elbert Werts).
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Opening Credits
A KEVIN SULLIVAN PRODUCTION
ROAD TO AVONLEA: THE FINAL SEASON
JACKIE BURROUGHS [Hetty King]
MAG RUFFMAN [Olivia Dale]
ZACHARY BENNETT [Felix King]
LALLY CADEAU [Janet King], CEDRIC SMITH [Alec King]
With
DAVID FERRY [Stuart McRae]
HEATHER BROWN [Izzy Pettibone]
MARILYN LIGHTSTONE [Muriel Pettibone]
Special Guest Star: GEMA ZAMPROGNA as Felicity King
Special Guest Star: R.H. THOMSON as Jasper Dale
Art Direction: NANCEY PANKIW
Director of Photography: BOB SAAD
Costume Design: RUTH SECORD
Casting: ANNE TAIT, ELIZABETH RITCHIE
Music Composed and Conducted by DON GILLIS
Edited by MAIRIN WILKINSON
Written by RAYMOND STOREY
Executives in Charge of Production: SUSAN MORGAN, CATHERINE DENSON for CBC, JUDE SCHNEIDER for the Disney Channel
Producer: JOHN RYAN
Executive Producers: TRUDY GRANT, KEVIN SULLIVAN
Directed by ALLAN KING
Ending Credits
Hetty King: JACKIE BURROUGHS
Olivia Dale: MAG RUFFMAN
Felicity King: GEMA ZAMPROGNA
Felix King: ZACHARY BENNETT
Janet King: LALLY CADEAU
Alec King: CEDRIC SMITH
Cecily King: MOLLY ATKINSON
Jasper Dale: R.H. THOMSON
Stuart McRae: DAVID FERRY
Muriel Pettibone: MARILYN LIGHTSTONE
Rachel Lynde: PATRICIA HAMILTON
Great Aunt Eliza: KAY TREMBLAY
Izzy Pettibone: HEATHER BROWN
Eulalie Bugle: BARBARA HAMILTON
Pierre La Pierre: ALBERT MILLAIRE
Phoebe MacDougall: LOUISA MARTIN
Gurney MacDonald: JOHN WEIR
Mrs. Hubble: PATRICIA VANSTONE
Elbert Werts: MARC MARUT
Donny Lester: SCOTT GIBSON
Hannah Hubble: ANDREA MORRIS
Belle-Marie Dean: SIMONE ROSENBERG
Cally Dean: KATHRYN LONG
Duffy Dean: CODY JONES
Edgar Dean: GRAHAM LOSEE
Stunt Performers: ALISON REID, JAMIE JONES
Montgomery Dale: BRENDAN & BRADLEY SEWELL (Uncredited)
Produced with the participation of
THE CABLE PRODUCTION FUND
and with the assistance of the
ONTARIO FILM
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Senior Story Editor: MARLENE MATTHEWS
Story Editors: RAYMOND STOREY, LAURIE PEARSON
Production Manager: MICHAEL BROWNSTONE
Executive in Charge of Post Production: JULIE STEINER
1st Assistant Director: LIBBY HODGSON
2nd Assistant Director: CYNTHIA CLAYTON
Location Manager: GEOFFREY SMITHER
1st Asst. Art Director: JAMES OSWALD
Set Decorator: IAN WHEATLEY
Property Master: KEITH SLY
Make-up Design: MARILYN TERRY
Hair Design: LINDA MONTGOMERIE
Production Accountant: PETER MULDOON
Sound Mixer: PETER SHEWCHUK
Camera Operator: BRIAN HARPER
Key Grip: ROY ELLISTON
Gaffer: NORM O’HALLORAN
Special Effects Co-ord.: MICHAEL KAVANAGH
Continuity: SAMANTHA ARMSTRONG
Transportation Co-ord.: GREG O’HARA
Construction Co-ord.: JACOB HAAK
Supervising Sound Editor: JEREMY MacLAVERTY
Dialogue Editor: BARRY GILMORE
Assistant Picture Editor: BEN WILKINSON
Studio Sound Mixer: DANIEL PELLERIN
Re-recording Engineer: TODD WARREN
On-Line Editor: BERNIE CLAYTON
Colourist: LORRAINE GRANT
Unit Publicist: SPECIAL PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Production Services provided by
SULLIVAN ENTERTAINMENT INC.
The Production Gratefully Acknowledges
JOEY & TOBY TANENBAUM
THE ESTATE OF L.M. MONTGOMERY
THE TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE
MEDALLION • PFA FILM & VIDEO
WILLIAM F. WHITE LTD.
DELUXE TORONTO
NAGRA/AUDIO SERVICES CORP.
HAMILTON REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
Adapted from the novels
THE STORY GIRL
THE GOLDEN ROAD
CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The characters and incidents portrayed in
this motion picture are entirely fictitious.
Any resemblance to any person living or
dead is purely coincidental.
Produced by
LONG ROAD HOME PRODUCTIONS INC.
in association with
THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
and
THE DISNEY CHANNEL
© LONG ROAD HOME PRODUCTIONS INC.
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