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Anne of Green Gables

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. Anne's a dreamer with an unusual point of view, far removed from Marilla's pragmatic ways, and it's only on trial that Marilla agrees to keep Anne...if Anne can keep out of trouble, only Anne has a positive genius for it. As Anne falls into a series of scrapes (and off a roof), makes a bosom friend, searches (and finds) several kindred spirits, Matthew and Marilla discover that their lives have become a great deal richer, now that Anne is at Green Gables.

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Cast & Crew See All

Megan Follows
Anne Shirley
Colleen Dewhurst
Marilla Cuthbert
Richard Farnsworth
Matthew Cuthbert

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Part 1

Mon, Feb 17, 198693 mins

Anne Shirley, a young orphan from the fictional community of Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia (based upon the real community of New London, Prince Edward Island), is sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, siblings in their fifties and sixties after a childhood spent in strangers' homes and orphanages.

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Awards

  • 1986 - CSC Award - Best Cinematography in TV Drama - nominated
  • 1986 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program - winner
  • 1986 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special - nominated
  • 1986 - Gemini - Best Dramatic Mini-Series - winner

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