Anne of Avonlea (1975 film) company's essay contest; fends off several suitors; and returns to Green Gables whenever she can to visit her adoptive mother, Marilla. Anne of Avonlea (1975 film) Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 6-part miniseries, developed in the United Kingdom by the BBC as a sequel to its 1972 "Anne of Green Gables" miniseries. It is based on "Anne of Avonlea", the sequel to "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This British version was directed by Joan Craft, with Kim Braden in the role of Anne. Anne begins a new job as a teacher at the
Anne of Green Gables the fictional Redmond College (based on the real Dalhousie University) on the mainland in Nova Scotia. Near the end of the book, however, tragedy strikes when Matthew dies of a heart attack after learning that all of his and Marilla's money has been lost in a bank failure. Out of devotion to Marilla and Green Gables, Anne gives up the scholarship to stay at home and help Marilla, whose eyesight is failing. She plans to teach at the Carmody school, the nearest school available, and return to Green Gables on weekends. In an act of friendship, Gilbert Blythe gives up