Anne of Green Gables Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

December 5, 1985

Genre

Drama

Network

CBC

Cast

Megan Follows, Jonathan Crombie, Colleen Dewhurst, Sean McCann, Schuyler Grant, Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith, Jackie Burroughs, Marilyn Lightstone, Charmion King

Megan Follows

as Anne Shirley

1966-2015

Jonathan Crombie

as Gilbert Blythe

1924-1991

Colleen Dewhurst

as Marilla Cuthbert

1935-2019

Sean McCann

as Dr. O'Reilly

Schuyler Grant

as Diana Barry

Mag Ruffman

as Alice Lawson

Cedric Smith

as Rev. Allan

1939-2010

Jackie Burroughs

as Amelia Evans

Marilyn Lightstone

as Miss Stacy

1925-2007

Charmion King

as Aunt Josephine Barry

About Anne of Green Gables

About

Originally released in Canada, the mini-series based on Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel of the same name centers on an orphaned girl in a new home and community.

Trivia

The series won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. It also won the 1987 Peabody Award. It spawned a sequel called Anne of Avonlea and spin-off TV series called Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.