Return to Me is episode eleven of the seventh season of the Sullivan Entertainment long-form television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996) and episode 89 overall. It first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on 17 March 1996 and on the Disney Channel on 17 November 1996. It was written by Raymond Storey and directed by F. Harvey Frost. It was preceded by “After the Ball Is Over” and followed by “The Last Hurrah.”
This episode stars series regulars Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King), Mag Ruffman (Olivia Dale), Zachary Bennett (Felix King), and Lally Cadeau (Janet King); absent from this episode is series regular Cedric Smith (Alec King). Guest stars include Gema Zamprogna (Felicity King), Michael Mahonen (Gus Pike), David Ferry (Stuart McRae), David Gardner (Horace Beck), Jackie Richardson (Megget Lydie), Karen Glave (Odelia), and Shawn Mathieson (Jimmy).
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
DAVID GARDNER [Horace Beck]
DAVID FERRY [Stuart McRae]
Special Guest Star: GEMA ZAMPROGNA as Felicity King
Senior Story Editor: MARLENE MATTHEWS
Art Direction: JAMES OSWALD
Director of Photography: BOB SAAD
Costume Design: RUTH SECORD
Casting: ANNE TAIT, ELIZABETH RITCHIE
Music Composed and Conducted by DON GILLIS
Additional Music Composed by JOHN WELSMAN
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 F. HARVEY FROST
Ending Credits
Special Guest Star: MICHAEL MAHONEN as Gus Pike
Hetty King: JACKIE BURROUGHS
Olivia Dale: MAG RUFFMAN
Felicity King: GEMA ZAMPROGNA
Felix King: ZACHARY BENNETT
Janet King: LALLY CADEAU
Stuart McRae: DAVID FERRY
Horace Beck: DAVID GARDNER
Megget Lydie: JACKIE RICHARDSON
Odelia: KAREN GLAVE
Jimmy: SHAWN MATHIESON
Belle-Marie Dean: SIMONE ROSENBERG
Cally Dean: KATHRYN LONG
Duffy Dean: CODY JONES
Edgar Dean: GRAHAM LOSEE
Mission Matron: JOAN GREGSON
Ticket Agent: ROBERT KING
Stevedore: P.J. HESLIN
Sailor: PAULINO NUNES
Crewman: ROBERT HOLLINGER
Police Constable: BARRY KENNEDY
Waiter: LLOYD WHITE
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: GEOFFREY SMITHER
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: GLEN GAUTHIER
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 B. WARREN
On-Line Editor: BERNIE CLAYTON
Colourist: LORRAINE GRANT
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
DISCOVERY HARBOUR, PENETANGUISHINE, ONT.
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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