Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel is a 1987 Canadian television miniseries film. It is a sequel to "Anne of Green Gables", and the second of a tetralogy of films. The miniseries dramatizes material from several books in the eight-novel "Anne" series by Lucy Maud Montgomery; they are "Anne of Avonlea" (Book Two), "Anne of the Island" (Book Three) and "Anne of Windy Poplars" (Book Four). As well, the TV film introduces several characters and issues not present in the books. The miniseries aired in four hour-long installments, in May and June 1987, on
Anne Shirley as a grandmother with several grandchildren, at least three of whom are preparing to enlist in the Canadian army during the opening days of World War II. These were among the last stories Montgomery wrote before her death in 1942. Anne Shirley also appears in Budge Wilson's "Before Green Gables", a prequel to "Anne of Green Gables" authorized by the heirs of L.M. Montgomery. Based on background information from the original series, the book tells of the first 11 years of Anne Shirley's childhood, beginning with the brief happiness of Bertha and Walter Shirley's marriage before their early deaths. The