Episode 1.1/01
The Journey Begins
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Airdates: 7 January 1990 (CBC), 5 March 1990 (Disney Channel).
Cast: Sarah Polley (Sara Stanley), Jackie Burroughs (Hetty King), Lally Cadeau (Janet King), Cedric Smith (Alec King), Gema Zamprogna (Felicity King), Mag Ruffman (Olivia King), Zachary Bennett (Felix King).
Guest Stars: Frances Hyland (Nanny Banks), Robert Collins (Blair Stanley), Susan Cox (Peg Bowen), Joel Blake (Andrew King).
Credits: Music Composed and Conducted by Hagood Hardy. Written by Heather Conkie. Directed by Paul Shapiro.
Novelization: Adair, Dennis, and Janet Rosenstock. The Journey Begins. Road to Avonlea 1. Toronto: HarperCollins, 1991. New York: Bantam-Skylark, 1992.
Home Video: Road to Avonlea, Volume 1. A Sullivan Films Production. Astral Communications, 1990. Tales from Avonlea, Volume 1: The Journey Begins. Disney Presents. Walt Disney Home Video, 1993. Road to Avonlea: The Journey Begins. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Releasing, 1996. Road to Avonlea: The Movie. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Entertainment, 2002.
DVD: Road to Avonlea: The Complete First Season. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Entertainment, 2002. Road to Avonlea: The Movie. Sullivan Entertainment Presents. Sullivan Entertainment, 2002. Tales from Avonlea: Beginnings. Disney Presents. Walt Disney Home Video, 2004. Tales from Avonlea: The Complete First Season. Disney Presents. Walt Disney Home Video, 2005.
Credits
Opening Credits
A KEVIN SULLIVAN PRODUCTION
ROAD TO AVONLEA
SARAH POLLEY [Sara Stanley]
JACKIE BURROUGHS [Hetty King]
LALLY CADEAU [Janet King], CEDRIC SMITH [Alec King]
GEMA ZAMPROGNA [Felicity King]
MAG RUFFMAN [Olivia King]
ZACHARY BENNETT [Felix King]
Special Guest Star: FRANCES HYLAND as Nanny Banks
Art Direction: PERRI GORRARA
Director of Photography: MANFRED GUTHE, c.s.c.
Costume Design: MARTHA MANN
Casting: ANNE TAIT
Written by HEATHER CONKIE
Story Editor: LUCIE HALL
Edited by MAIRIN WILKINSON
Music Composed & Conducted by HAGOOD HARDY
Executives in Charge of Production: DEBORAH BERNSTEIN, CATHY JOHNSON
Executive Producers: KEVIN SULLIVAN, TRUDY GRANT
Directed by PAUL SHAPIRO
Ending Credits
Sara Stanley: SARAH POLLEY
Nanny Banks: FRANCES HYLAND
Blair Stanley: ROBERT COLLINS
Hetty King: JACKIE BURROUGHS
Olivia King: MAG RUFFMAN
Alec King: CEDRIC SMITH
Janet King: LALLY CADEAU
Felicity King: GEMA ZAMPROGNA
Felix King: ZACHARY BENNETT
Andrew King: JOEL BLAKE
Cecily King: HARMONY CRAMP
Peter Craig: MIKLOS PERLUS
Clemmie Ray: GILLIAN STEEVE
Peg Bowen: SUSAN COX
Constable Jeffries: JAMES O’REGAN
Sally Potts: TARA MEYER
Jane Spry: VALENTINA CARDINALLI
Nelly Shatford: AMY STEWART
Mr. Bartholomew: JAMES MAINPRIZE
Mr. Heinrich: REX SOUTHGATE
Mr. Stewart: ERIC FINK
Chauffeur: PAUL LaROCQUE
Maid: JENNIFER INC [sic]
Series Developed by FIONA McHUGH
Wardrobe Services by
COSPROP, LONDON ENGLAND
Production Services Provided by
SULLIVAN FILMS INC.
The Production Gratefully Acknowledges
JOEY & TOBY TANENBAUM
HAMILTON REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
THE ESTATE OF L.M. MONTGOMERY
PICKERING VILLAGE MUSEUM
PFA MOTION PICTURE LABORATORIES
VIDEO ATLANTIC
FILM OPTICALS
WILLIAM F. WHITE
BIRDS AND ANIMALS INC.
THE FILM HOUSE GROUP
The characters and incidents portrayed in
this motion picture are entirely fictitious.
Any resemblance to any person living or
dead is purely coincidental.
Adapted from the novels
THE STORY GIRL
THE GOLDEN ROAD
CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA
by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Produced by
Story Girl Productions Inc.
in association with
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Disney Channel
and with the participation of
Telefilm Canada
© STORY GIRL PRODUCTIONS INC.
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