Anne of Avonlea was a six-episode television miniseries produced by BBC Television and released in 1975.
Contents
Overview
Details
Merchandise
Opening Credits
S1E01: Episode One
S1E02: Episode Two
S1E03: Episode Three
S1E04: Episode Four
S1E05: Episode Five
S1E06: Episode Six
Further Reading
Overview
Based on Montgomery’s novels Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island, this six-episode miniseries from BBC Television follows Anne’s trials and tribulations as a young adult in Avonlea, from her first experiences as a teacher, her involvement in the romantic lives of others, and her university career.
For this sequel to BBC Television’s Anne of Green Gables miniseries, Kim Braden, Barbara Hamilton, and Jan Francis reprise their former roles as Anne Shirley, Marilla Cuthbert, and Diana Barry, respectively. Christopher Blake replaces Robin Halstead as Gilbert Blythe, whereas Madge Ryan replaces Avis Bunnage as Rachel Lynde.
Rebroadcast on BBC between 2 January and 6 February 1977. Like the 1972 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, this BBC miniseries was believed to be lost, but it was released on DVD in 2006.
The London Times claims that Anne of Avonlea “promises much” (25 January 1975) and pronounces it “delightful” (1 March 1975), but it does not offer a more detailed review.
Details
Company Credits
Produced by BBC Television.
Release Dates
26 January, 2, 9, 16, 23 February, 2 March 1975
Runtime
6 × 55 minutes
Cast
Kim Braden as Anne Shirley (episodes 1–6)
Barbara Hamilton as Marilla Cuthbert (episodes 1–6)
Madge Ryan as Rachel Lynde (episodes 1–6)
Christopher Blake as Gilbert Blythe (episodes 1–6)
Jan Francis as Diana Barry (episodes 1–6)
David Garfield as Mr. Harrison (episodes 1–3)
Kim Hardy as Ruby Gillis (episodes 1–5)
Zuleika Robson as Jane Andrews (episodes 1, 3–6)
Nicholas Lyndhurst as Davy Keith (episodes 1–6)
Annabelle Lanyon as Dora Keith (episodes 1–6)
Keith Steven as Paul Irving (episodes 1–4)
Ian Allis as Anthony Pye (episodes 1–2)
Kathleen Byron as Miss Lavendar (episodes 3–4)
Susan Field as Mrs. Charlotte E. Morgan (episodes 3–4)
Sandy Dickinson as Priscilla (episodes 3–4)
Sabina Franklyn as Philippa Gordon (episodes 5–6)
Eileen Erskine as Aunt Jimsie (episodes 5–6)
Anthony Forrest as Roy Gardner (episodes 5–6)
David Troughton as Jonas Blake (episodes 5–6)
Source Material
From L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island.
Writer
Elaine Morgan (dramatized by)
Director
Credits
Produced by John McRae.
IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187698/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Avonlea_(1975_film)
Merchandise
DVD Release
Anne of Avonlea. Based on the Novels by L.M. Montgomery. KOCH Entertainment, 2006.
Opening Credits
ANNE OF AVONLEA
Dramatised by ELAINE MORGAN
From
L.M. MONTGOMERY’S
Anne of Avonlea and
Anne of the Island
S1E01: Episode One
Ending Credits
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: MADGE RYAN
Gilbert Blythe: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Mr. Harrison: DAVID GARFIELD
Mary Keith: CORAL ATKINS
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Charlie Sloane: PETER SETTELEN
Fred Wright: MARTIN NEIL
Davy Keith: NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Dora Keith: ANNABELLE LANYON
Paul Irving: KEITH STEVEN
Anthony Pye: IAN ALLIS
Cliffie Wright: PHILIP DA COSTA
Barbara Shaw: SIMONE KRIEGER
Music Arranged by ED WELCH
Played by JIM HUGHES
Film Cameraman: PHIL MEHEUX
Film Sound: STAN NIGHTINGALE
Film Editor: ALASTAIR MacKAY
Costumes: JOYCE RIXON MACKEN
Make-up: CHRISTINE BEVERIDGE
Studio Lighting: PETER CATLETT
Studio Sound: ALAN FOGG
Script Editor: ALISTAIR BELL
Designer: ANTONY THORPE
Producer: JOHN McRAE
Directed by JOAN CRAFT
BBC COLOUR
© BBC 1974
S1E02: Episode Two
Ending Credits
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: MADGE RYAN
Gilbert Blythe: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Mr. Harrison: DAVID GARFIELD
Mary Keith: CORAL ATKINS
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Charlie Sloane: PETER SETTELEN
Fred Wright: MARTIN NEIL
Davy Keith: NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Dora Keith: ANNABELLE LANYON
Paul Irving: KEITH STEVEN
Anthony Pye: IAN ALLIS
Cliffie Wright: PHILIP DA COSTA
Barbara Shaw: SIMONE KRIEGER
Music Arranged by ED WELCH
Played by JIM HUGHES
Film Cameraman: PHIL MEHEUX
Film Sound: STAN NIGHTINGALE
Film Editor: ALASTAIR MacKAY
Costumes: JOYCE RIXON MACKEN
Make-up: CHRISTINE BEVERIDGE
Studio Lighting: PETER CATLETT
Studio Sound: ALAN FOGG
Script Editor: ALISTAIR BELL
Designer: ANTONY THORPE
Producer: JOHN McRAE
Directed by JOAN CRAFT
BBC COLOUR
© BBC 1974
S1E03: Episode Three
Ending Credits
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: MADGE RYAN
Gilbert Blythe: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Mr. Harrison: DAVID GARFIELD
Mrs. Harrison: BARBARA ANGELL
Miss Lavendar: KATHLEEN BYRON
Judson Parker: ED BISHOP
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Charlie Sloane: PETER SETTELEN
Fred Wright: MARTIN NEIL
Davy Keith: NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Dora Keith: ANNABELLE LANYON
Paul Irving: KEITH STEVEN
Charlotte IV: CLAIRE LEWIS
Mrs. Charlotte E. Morgan: SUSAN FIELD
Mrs. Pendexter: JENNIFER CROXTON
Priscilla: SANDY DICKINSON
Music Arranged by ED WELCH
Played by JIM HUGHES
Film Cameraman: PHIL MEHEUX
Film Sound: STAN NIGHTINGALE
Film Editor: ALASTAIR MacKAY
Costumes: JOYCE RIXON MACKEN
Make-up: JUDY THONGER
Studio Lighting: PETER CATLETT
Studio Sound: ALAN FOGG
Script Editor: ALISTAIR BELL
Designer: ANTONY THORPE
Producer: JOHN McRAE
Directed by JOAN CRAFT
BBC COLOUR
© BBC 1974
S1E04: Episode Four
Ending Credits
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: MADGE RYAN
Gilbert Blythe: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Miss Lavendar: KATHLEEN BYRON
Stephen Irving: ANTHONY AINLEY
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Charlie Sloane: PETER SETTELEN
Fred Wright: MARTIN NEIL
Davy Keith: NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Dora Keith: ANNABELLE LANYON
Paul Irving: KEITH STEVEN
Charlotte IV: CLAIRE LEWIS
Mrs. Charlotte E. Morgan: SUSAN FIELD
Mrs. Pendexter: JENNIFER CROXTON
Priscilla: SANDY DICKINSON
Billy Gillis: STUART McGUGAN
Thomas Lynde: GORDON STERNE
Mrs. Blewitt: MARIA CHARLES
Music Arranged by ED WELCH
Played by JIM HUGHES
Film Cameraman: PHIL MEHEUX
Film Sound: STAN NIGHTINGALE
Film Editor: ALASTAIR MacKAY
Costumes: JOYCE RIXON MACKEN
Make-up: CHRISTINE BEVERIDGE
Studio Lighting: PETER CATLETT
Studio Sound: ALAN FOGG
Script Editor: ALISTAIR BELL
Designer: ANTONY THORPE
Producer: JOHN McRAE
Directed by JOAN CRAFT
BBC COLOUR
© BBC 1974
S1E05: Episode Five
Ending Credits
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: MADGE RYAN
Gilbert Blythe: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Charlie Sloane: PETER SETTELEN
Fred Wright: MARTIN NEIL
Davy Keith: NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Dora Keith: ANNABELLE LANYON
Philippa Gordon: SABINA FRANKLYN
Roy Gardner: ANTHONY FORREST
Miss Patty: PEGGY LEDGER
Miss Maria: GABRIELLE BLUNT
Aunt Jimsie: EILEEN ERSKINE
Jonas Blake: DAVID TROUGHTON
Young Men: STEVE PRESTON, PHILIP FOWLER
Music Arranged by ED WELCH
Played by JIM HUGHES
Film Cameraman: PHIL MEHEUX
Film Sound: STAN NIGHTINGALE
Film Editor: ALASTAIR MacKAY
Costumes: JOYCE RIXON MACKEN
Make-up: CHRISTINE BEVERIDGE
Studio Lighting: PETER CATLETT
Studio Sound: ALAN FOGG
Script Editor: ALISTAIR BELL
Designer: ANTONY THORPE
Producer: JOHN McRAE
Directed by JOAN CRAFT
BBC COLOUR
© BBC 1974
S1E06: Episode Six
Ending Credits
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: MADGE RYAN
Gilbert Blythe: CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Roy Gardner: ANTHONY FORREST
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Philippa Gordon: SABINA FRANKLYN
Jonas Blake: DAVID TROUGHTON
Davy Keith: NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
Dora Keith: ANNABELLE LANYON
Aunt Jimsie: EILEEN ERSKINE
Mrs. Gardner: BETTY McDOWALL
Mrs. Blythe: HAZEL BAINBRIDGE
Mrs. Evans: VALERIE COLGAN
Music Arranged by ED WELCH
Played by JIM HUGHES
Production Assistant: JANE SHIRLEY
Production Unit Manager: MARGOT HAYHOE
Costumes: JOYCE RIXON MACKEN
Make-up: CHRISTINE BEVERIDGE
Studio Lighting: PETER CATLETT
Studio Sound: ALAN FOGG
Script Editor: ALISTAIR BELL
Designer: ANTONY THORPE
Producer: JOHN McRAE
Directed by JOAN CRAFT
BBC COLOUR
© BBC 1974
Further Reading
Times (London). TV listings. 25 January 1975, 8.
Times (London). TV listings. 1 March 1975, 8.