Secrets and Sacrifices is episode five of the seventh season of the Sullivan Entertainment long-form television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996) and episode 83 overall. It first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on 4 February 1996 and on the Disney Channel on 20 October 1996. It was written by Laurie Pearson and directed by William Brayne. It was preceded by “Woman of Importance” and followed by “King of the Great White Way.”
This episode stars series regulars Zachary Bennett (Felix King), Lally Cadeau (Janet King), and Cedric Smith (Alec King); absent from this episode are series regulars Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King) and Mag Ruffman (Olivia Dale). Guest stars include Rosemary Dunsmore (Abigail MacEwan), Karl Pruner (Malcolm MacEwen), Kay Tremblay (Great Aunt Eliza), and Molly Atkinson (Cecily King).
Credits
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
KARL PRUNER [Malcolm MacEwan]
KAY TREMBLAY [Great Aunt Eliza]
ROSEMARY DUNSMORE [Abigail MacEwan]
Senior Story Editor: MARLENE MATTHEWS
Art Direction: JAMES OSWALD
Director of Photography: PETER LUXFORD
Costume Design: DELPHINE WHITE
Casting: ANNE TAIT, ELIZABETH RITCHIE
Music Composed and Conducted by CHRISTOPHER DEDRICK
Edited by BEN WILKINSON
Written by LAURIE PEARSON
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 WILLIAM BRAYNE
Ending Credits
Felix King: ZACHARY BENNETT
Janet King: LALLY CADEAU
Alec King: CEDRIC SMITH
Cecily King: MOLLY ATKINSON
Abigail MacEwan: ROSEMARY DUNSMORE
Malcolm MacEwan: KARL PRUNER
Great Aunt Eliza: KAY TREMBLAY
Gurney MacDonald: JOHN WEIR
Henry Archibald: ADAM BRAMBLE
Jewelry Assistant: KEVIN McINTYRE
Knight #2: ALAN CLIFTON
Lucky MacEwan: BRENDAN LEUFKENS
Daniel King: ALEX & RYAN FLOYD
Produced with the participation of
THE CABLE PRODUCTION FUND
and with the assistance of the
ONTARIO FILM
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Story Editors: RAYMOND STOREY, LAURIE PEARSON
Production Manager: MICHAEL BROWNSTONE
Executive in Charge of Post Production: MAIRIN WILKINSON
1st Assistant Director: LIBBY HODGSON
2nd Assistant Director: CYNTHIA CLAYTON
Location Manager: JEFF NELSON
1st Asst. Art Director: ELIS LAM
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: PAUL HUGUENOT VAN DER LINDEN
Key Grip: ROY ELLISTON
Gaffer: DAVE KELLNER
Special Effects Co-ord.: MICHAEL KAVANAGH
Continuity: DOROTHY PFAHL
Transportation Co-ord.: GREG O’HARA
Construction Co-ord.: JACOB HAAK
Supervising Sound Editor: JEREMY MacLAVERTY
Dialogue Editor: BARRY GILMORE
Assistant Picture Editor: JENNIFER ESSEX
Studio Sound Mixer: DANIEL PELLERIN
Re-recording Engineer: TODD B. WARREN
On-Line Editor: BERNIE CLAYTON
Colourists: LORRAINE GRANT, BRIAN LOVERY
Unit Publicist: SPECIAL PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Casting Associate: LORI PUMPUTIS
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
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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