Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel film succeeded in re-popularizing Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst in their original roles. Sullivan also cast British veteran actress and Oscar winner, Wendy Hiller, in the role of the impossible Mrs. Harris, a character Sullivan specifically invented for the storyline, based on a composite of several matriarchs found in the series of novels. In Canada, the film became the highest rated drama to air on network television in Canadian broadcasting history. This Sequel became known as "Anne of Green Gables - The Sequel" when shown around the world and as "Anne of Avonlea - the Continuing Story of Anne of
Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series) 2003 and then in 2010. Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series) The series has been exported to neighbouring Asian countries and also to Europe and French Canada (' in Italian, ' in French, ' in Spanish, ' in Portuguese and "" in German). An English dub produced by Leephy Studios aired on SABC and Japan Entertainment Television, and has been legally available on YouTube since 2016. As with the novels, the animated version of "Anne" is much beloved in Japan to this day and "DVD memorial BOX set" (Region 2) was released on August 22, 2008, with a Blu-Ray