Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 6-part miniseries, developed in the United Kingdom by the BBC as a sequel to its 1972 Anne of Green Gables miniseries. It is based on Anne of Avonlea (1909) and Anne of the Island (1915), both sequels to the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.[1] This British version was directed by Joan Craft, with Kim Braden in the role of Anne. Both had previously worked on the 1972 adaptation of the preceding novel.[2]

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Cast

• Kim Braden as Anne Shirley
• Barbara Hamilton as Marilla Cuthbert
• Madge Ryan as Rachel Lynde

Plot

Anne begins a new job as a teacher at the local school. While working there, she continues to pursue her dream of becoming a published writer by winning a baking soda company's essay contest; fends off several suitors; and returns to Green Gables whenever she can to visit her adoptive mother, Marilla.[3]

Archive status

Although the prequel Anne of Green Gables is considered lost, Anne of Avonlea has survived intact and is available on DVD.

See also

• Anne of Green Gables
• Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987 film)

External links

• Anne of Avonlea at IMDb

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