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
Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables , is the 26th series in Nippon Animation's "World Masterpiece Theater" anime. The series is an adaptation of Canadian children's literature author Budge Wilson's prequel novel "Before Green Gables", which was translated into Japanese as "Konnichiwa Anne" (こんにちは アン) by Akiko Usagawa. It chronicles the early years of main character Anne Shirley as she loses both her parents and is adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Introduced in Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables", the series marks the 100th anniversary of the original novel's release and the 30th anniversary of its highly popular anime