The girl from town

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Television series
German title The girl from town
Original title Road to Avonlea
Country of production Canada
original language English
Year (s) 1989-1996
length 60 minutes
Episodes 92
genre Family / youth , adventure
idea Lucy Maud Montgomery
music Michael Conway Baker , Mychael Danna , Christopher Dedrick , Don Gillis , Hagood Hardy , John Welsman
First broadcast January 7, 1990 ( USA )
German-language
first broadcast		 4th January 1997
occupation

The girl from the city (original title: Road to Avonlea ) is a Canadian family series , which was based on the book of the same name by the writer Lucy Maud Montgomery between 1989 and 1996 in 7 seasons and 92 episodes.

action

Montreal , at the beginning of the 20th century: The half-orphan Sara Stanley is sent by her father, who has run into economic problems, to live with her aunts Hetty and Olivia in the small town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island . The conservative and strict Hetty and the open-minded Olivia gradually win Sara's trust. Sara is also slowly beginning to make friends in her cousin Felix and her cousin Felicity. Together they experience a carefree youth full of adventure.

background

The series made Sarah Polley famous overnight. The backdrop for the fictional city of Avonlea was created in Cavendish , Canada , also on Prince Edward Island. The series was produced by CBC and the Disney Channel .

In Germany, "Das Mädchen aus der Stadt" was first broadcast on January 4, 1997 on Super RTL . Since January 1, 2019, the series has been running on Bible TV under the title "Avonlea - The City Girl" .

Awards (selection)

Gemini Awards won:

  • 1990 - Martha Mann for Best Costumes, Stuart Gillard for Best Director in a Dramatic Series, John Welsman for Best Original Music in a Series, Jackie Burroughs for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role.
  • 1992 - John Welsman for Best Original Music in a Series, Jackie Burroughs for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role. Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant received a Most Popular Program Award .
  • 1993 - Allan King for Best Director in a Dramatic Series, Kate Nelligan for Best Guest Star in a Series, Cedric Smith for Best Actor in a Dramatic Role. Kevin Sullivan and Trudy Grant received a Most Popular Program Award .
  • 1994 - Jackie Burroughs named best actress in a dramatic role.
  • 1995 - Bruce Greenwood for Best Male Guest Star in a Series, John Welsman for Best Original Music in a Series, and Lally Cadeau for Best Actress in a Dramatic Role.
  • 1996 - John Welsman for Best Original Music in a Dramatic Series, Patricia Hamilton for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series.
  • 1997 - Christopher Dedrick for Best Original Music in a Dramatic Series, Kay Tremblay for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series, Frances Bay for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series.

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