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'Anne' forever: 30 years ago, Megan Follows already knew her 'Green Gables' role would live on

With the latest adaptation proving popular as ever, let's look back to an 'Anne' of yore through our trusty CBC Archives.

With the latest adaptation proving popular as ever, let's look back to an 'Anne' of yore

Nayani Thiyagarajah · CBC Arts ·

In 1985, Megan Follows knew Anne of Green Gables would live on forever

8 years ago
Duration 1:10
In this video from the CBC Archives, Megan Follows talks about being her own worst critic and why she believes Anne of Green Gables will live on forever.

Back in 1985, Megan Follows — the star of the Anne of Green Gables CBC mini-series that preceded the current reiteration — spoke to CBC about how she could never tire of seeing herself as the legendary Anne Shirley. Even though she wasn't always comfortable watching herself on screen, she knew just how special the project was as they were making it.

"The story itself is one that can be heard forever," the then 17-year-old says in the above video from the CBC Archives. "I'm very proud of the work that I did and that everybody did, and I think we have a lot to show for it. So I think it's great."

Anne Shirley waits at the train station in a screen shot from the 1985 adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.
Megan Follows as Anne of Green Gables (Anne Shirley) in a still image from Kevin Sullivan's 1985 film version of the popular P.E.I. novel produced for CBC. (Sullivan Entertainment/CBC)

With Canada Reads 2017 starting next week and last week's launch of the new CBC series Anne, we're honouring this classic and beloved Canadian story from the great Lucy Maud Montgomery, which clearly stands the test of time.

Check out Episode 2 of CBC's new series Anne, which airs this Sunday at 8pm (8:30pm NT) on CBC Television.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nayani Thiyagarajah

Nayani Thiyagarajah is a director, producer, and writer of stories for the screen. As a Libra, she enjoys the balance of both truth-telling and playing make believe for a living. Fun facts: Nayani sometimes cackles and snorts while laughing. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram here: @_9knee. (For anybody wondering, that's how you say her name. nayani = 9'knee)

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