Anne of Avonlea (1975 film)

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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.^[2]

Cast[edit]

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

Plot[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

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

External links[edit]

• Anne of Avonlea at IMDb

References[edit]