Produced by BBC Television, this television production of Anne of Green Gables aired as a five-episode miniseries in 1972. It starred Kim Braden as Anne, Barbara Hamilton as Marilla, and Elliott Sullivan as Matthew.
Release dates
20, 27 February, 5, 12, 19 March 1972
Runtime
5 episodes x 45 min.
Director
Joan Craft
Writer
Julia Jones (dramatized by)
Cast
Kim Braden (Anne Shirley), Elliott Sullivan (Matthew Cuthbert), Barbara Hamilton (Marilla Cuthbert), Avis Bunnage (Rachel Lynde), Jan Francis (Diana Barry), Robin Halstead (Gilbert Blythe), Kate Beswick (Miss Stacey), Kim Hardy (Ruby Gillis), Zuleika Robson (Jane Andrews), Angela Walker (Josie Pye), and Helen Horton (Mrs. Barry).
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This BBC miniseries appears to have faded into obscurity, and it does not appear to have ever aired in North America. The London Times called it “the new tea-time classic” but never offered a more detailed review. Rebroadcast on BBC between 5 August and 2 September 1973, it was followed by a sequel, Anne of Avonlea (1975). Barbara Hamilton had also played Marilla in Anne of Green Gables: The Musical between 1965 and 1968 and then had the recurring role of Eulalie Bugle in Sullivan Entertainment’s Road to Avonlea (1990–1996).
Cast
Episode 1
Matthew Cuthbert: ELLIOTT SULLIVAN
Thomas Lynde: EDMOND BENNETT
Rachel Lynde: AVIS BUNNAGE
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Station Master: LARRY CROSS
Mrs. Spencer: JOY HARINGTON
Mrs. Blewitt: MARIA CHARLES
Episode 2
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Matthew Cuthbert: ELLIOTT SULLIVAN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Rachel Lynde: AVIS BUNNAGE
Mrs. Barry: HELEN HORTON
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Mary Joe: MITZI WEBSTER
Minnie May: SHARON O’LEARY
Josie Pye: ANGELA WALKER
Gilbert Blythe: ROBIN HALSTEAD
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Miss Stacey: KATE BESWICK
Lucilla Harris: VALERIE COLGAN
Thomas Lynde: EDMOND BENNETT
Jerry Buote: BRENT OLDFIELD
Episode 3
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Matthew Cuthbert: ELLIOTT SULLIVAN
Rachel Lynde: AVIS BUNNAGE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Mrs. Barry: HELEN HORTON
Miss Stacey: KATE BESWICK
Gilbert Blythe: ROBIN HALSTEAD
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Josie Pye: ANGELA WALKER
Mary Joe: MITZI WEBSTER
Minnie May: SHARON O’LEARY
Doctor: ROBERT MacLEOD
Episode 4
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Matthew Cuthbert: ELLIOTT SULLIVAN
Rachel Lynde: AVIS BUNNAGE
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Gilbert Blythe: ROBIN HALSTEAD
Josie Pye: ANGELA WALKER
Mrs. Barry: HELEN HORTON
Pedlar: FREDDIE EARLLE
Episode 5
Anne Shirley: KIM BRADEN
Marilla Cuthbert: BARBARA HAMILTON
Matthew Cuthbert: ELLIOTT SULLIVAN
Diana Barry: JAN FRANCIS
Rachel Lynde: AVIS BUNNAGE
Ruby Gillis: KIM HARDY
Jane Andrews: ZULEIKA ROBSON
Gilbert Blythe: ROBIN HALSTEAD
Josie Pye: ANGELA WALKER
Further Reading
Times (London). TV listings. 19 February 1972, 8.