Total Eclipse is episode seven of the seventh season of the Sullivan Entertainment long-form television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996) and episode 85 overall. It first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on 25 February 1996 and on the Disney Channel on 13 November 1996. It was written by Heather Conkie and directed by William Brayne. It was preceded by “King of the Great White Way” and followed by “Ah . . . Sweet Mystery of Life.”
This episode stars series regulars Mag Ruffman (Olivia Dale), Zachary Bennett (Felix King), and Lally Cadeau (Janet King); absent from this episode are series regulars Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King) and Cedric Smith (Alec King). Guest stars include Ian D. Clark (Simon Tremayne), Catherine Fitch (Selena Dale), Frank Pellegrino (Professor Rizelli), Carolyn Hetherington (Mrs. Sandborn-Ellis), Molly Atkinson (Cecily King), Kay Tremblay (Great Aunt Eliza), and Heather Brown (Izzy Pettibone).
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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
CATHERINE FITCH [Selena Dale]
IAN D. CLARK [Simon Tremayne]
FRANK PELLEGRINO [Professor Rizelli]
CAROLYN HETHERINGTON [Mrs. Sandborn-Ellis]
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 HEATHER CONKIE
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
Olivia Dale: MAG RUFFMAN
Felix King: ZACHARY BENNETT
Janet King: LALLY CADEAU
Cecily King: MOLLY ATKINSON
Great Aunt Eliza: KAY TREMBLAY
Selena Dale: CATHERINE FITCH
Simon Tremayne: IAN D. CLARK
Professor Rizelli: FRANK PELLEGRINO
Mrs. Sandborn-Ellis: CAROLYN HETHERINGTON
Izzy Pettibone: HEATHER BROWN
Elbert Wertz: MARC MARUT
German Tourist Hans: GARY ALLAN
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: NEIL SEALE
Key Grip: ROY ELLISTON
Gaffer: DAVE KELLNER
Special Effects Co-ord.: MICHAEL KAVANAGH
Continuity: SAMANTHA ARMSTRONG
Transportation Co-ord.: DON RETZER
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; ANDREW TAY
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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