In The Sequel, some time has passed since the end of the first miniseries; Anne is now eighteen, has finished her BA, and has been teaching school in Avonlea for some time. Despite an increased level of maturity, she is still capable of getting herself into amusing scrapes- such as the incident with Dolly the Jersey cow.
Last night we watched the first half of the 1987 miniseries Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel. It is, obviously, the sequel to the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables. The film draws material from three of the books in the Anne series: Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, and Anne of Windy Poplars. And, of course, some of the content didn't happen in any of the books. In The Sequel, some time has passed since the end of the first miniseries; Anne is now eighteen, has finished her BA, and has been teaching school in Avonlea for some time. Despite an increased level of maturity, she is still capable of getting herself into amusing scrapes- such as the incident with Dolly the Jersey cow. In the first half of the miniseries, Anne finds herself at a bit of a crossroad. She enjoys teaching school, but really wants to be a writer. She's been attempting to get a work of fiction she wrote published, but it is rejected. Her best friend Diana has just gotten married, and Gilbert Blythe proposes to Anne. Convinced that she only cares for him as a friend, Anne turns him down. Just at this uncomfortable time, Anne receives a letter from her old teacher Miss Stacey who wants her to apply for a teaching position at a prestigious girls' school- Kingsport Ladies' Academy- in Nova Scotia. Feeling the need to get away from the Island for a while, Anne applies and is accepted. Sad to leave Marilla and Green Gables, Anne is nevertheless looking forward to a change of scene and company in Kingsport.
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