This on-set still shot captures the striking fashion difference between the costumed Michael Mahonen (Gus Pike) and this crew member.

Anne of Green Gables fans may know the stories of how Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst were cast in their respective roles, but what about Richard Farnsworth? The beloved actor initially took the role of Matthew Cuthbert because his wife persuaded him to. She loved the Anne novels as a child.

For most Anne of Green Gables fans, Megan Follows is synonymous with Anne Shirley.  The identity of both actress and character is so closely intertwined, but there are other notable roles, even within the Sullivan film library, that Megan took on.

The actress who plays the wife of Reverend Allan, Christiane Krüger, and Colleen Dewhurst (Marilla Cuthbert) share a moment during a break in the filming of Anne of Green Gables.  This production still captures an off-camera moment during the aftermath of the famous raspberry cordial incident.

Today’s behind-the-scenes photo features the young actors who played the King and Pettibone children during a break in filming at the Road to Avonlea set in Uxbridge, Ontario.

Fans of Wind at My Back recognize Shirley Douglas as the actress who played the tough matriarch of the Bailey family, May.  However, the Canadian actress has a wealth of interesting trivia attached to her name.  Here are some important facts you may not know about her:

The actress who played Avonlea’s indomitable Rachel Lynde, Patricia Hamilton, can be seen in this on-set photo marching up the laneway into her next (probably confrontational) scene.

Here is a behind-the-scenes photo from Sullivan Entertainment’s archives in which Anne Shirley, played by Megan Follows, consults the script during a break in filming.

The cast of the King family take this spontaneous photo during a break in filming on the Avonlea set, just in front of Lawson’s Mercantile.