Editing Road to Avonlea (section)

==Characters==
[[File:Road to Avonlea Characters.png|right|thumb|Major characters in the series (''from left to right''): Hetty King, Jasper Dale, Olivia King Dale, Sara Stanley, Alec King, Felix King, Janet King, (''front row'') Cecily King, Eliza Ward and Felicity King]]

===King family===
* '''Sara Stanley''' ([[Sarah Polley]]): An adventurous 10 year old girl used to fine living in [[Montreal]] who must learn to adjust to a simpler life in Avonlea when her father runs into legal trouble. She moves into Rose Cottage with Hetty and Olivia King, the sisters of her late mother, Ruth.
* '''Henrietta''' "'''Hetty'''" '''King''' ([[Jackie Burroughs]]): The oldest King sibling who lives at Rose Cottage with her sister, Olivia. She is a strict disciplinarian and the Avonlea schoolteacher. Burroughs had previously portrayed Amelia Evans in ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]''.
* '''Olivia King''' ([[Mag Ruffman]]): The youngest King sibling. Affectionate and sensitive, most of her experiences throughout the series involve her social dealings with other Avonlea residents. Ruffman had previously portrayed Alice Lawson in ''Anne of Green Gables'' and ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel]]''.
* '''Alec King''' ([[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]]): Sara's uncle and the brother of Hetty, Olivia, Roger, and Ruth. He lives with his family at King Farm next door to Rose Cottage. Smith had previously portrayed Reverend Allan in ''Anne of Green Gables''.
* '''Janet King''' ([[Lally Cadeau]]): Alec's independent-minded wife and the mother of Felicity, Felix, Cecily, and Daniel King.
* '''Felicity King''' ([[Gema Zamprogna]]): Alec and Janet's eldest child. She insists on having adult responsibilities and feels superior to her younger siblings and her cousins.
* '''Felix King''' ([[Zachary Bennett]]): Alec and Janet's mischievous and troublesome older son.
* '''Cecily King''' (Harmony Cramp season 1–5, Molly Atkinson seasons 6 & 7): Alec and Janet's quiet and gentle younger daughter. She is more interested in farm work than her siblings and is content with her life in Avonlea.
* '''Daniel King''' (Alex and Ryan Floyd): Alec and Janet's youngest child who is born at the end of season two.
* '''Andrew King''' (Joel Blake): Roger King's son who is sent to live on King Farm at the same time as Sara. In season two, his father returns and takes Andrew back to Halifax.

===Avonlea residents===
* ''' Gus Pike''' ([[Michael Mahonen]]): A young vagabond and sailor known for using [[Maritimer English]]. He and Felicity develop a romance over the years.
* '''Jasper Dale''' ([[R. H. Thomson]]): An inventor and photographer with a stutter who eventually marries Olivia. Thomson later played Matthew Cuthbert in ''[[Anne with an E|Anne With an E]]''.
* '''Eliza Ward''' ([[Kay Tremblay]]): Janet and Abigail's eccentric and overbearing great aunt who often visits King Farm. She later moves in with them and her wit and wisdom become indispensable to the King family.
* '''Rachel Lynde''' ([[Patricia Hamilton]]):  The local busybody and self-appointed moral guardian of Avonlea. Her character originally appeared in ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]''. She initially lives with Marilla Cuthbert at the Green Gables farm, and later moves into Rose Cottage with Hetty.
* '''Marilla Cuthbert''' ([[Colleen Dewhurst]]): Rachel's more tolerant best friend who has never married and lived with her late brother Matthew for many years. She originally appeared in ''Anne of Green Gables''. She later adopts Davey and Dora Keith, the orphaned twins of her distant relative. After Dewhurst's death in 1991, Marilla's death was written into the season 3 finale, leaving Rachel to care for the children.
* '''Davey Keith''' ([[Kyle Labine]]): Marilla's orphaned relative who comes to live at Green Gables with his twin sister, Dora. Davey is wild and rambunctious, often getting into trouble. In ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story]]'', Rachel Lynde tells Anne Shirley that Davey has enlisted in [[World War I]].
* '''Dora Keith''' (Ashley Muscroft seasons 2 & 3, Lindsay Murrell seasons 4-7): Davey's sweet and well behaved twin sister who moves with him to Green Gables after the death of their mother.
* '''Muriel Stacey''' ([[Marilyn Lightstone]]): A schoolteacher recently promoted to superintendent and Hetty's rival. Her character originally appeared in ''Anne of Green Gables''.  She later takes over Lawson's general store and marries Clive Pettibone. Though she does not appear in ''[[An Avonlea Christmas]]'', her voice narrates the beginning.
* '''Clive Pettibone''' ([[David Fox (actor)|David Fox]]): A former army colonel who takes over the Avonlea school from Hetty. He is later promoted to superintendent and marries Muriel Stacey. Fox had previously portrayed John Blythe in [[Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel|''Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel'']]. He later had a cameo in [[Anne with an E|''Anne With an E'']].
* '''Isolde''' "'''Izzy'''" '''Pettibone''' (Heather Brown): Clive's youngest child and only daughter. A tomboy, she quickly befriends Felix King and eventually becomes his romantic interest.
* '''Elvira Lawson''' (Alva Mai Hoover): The wife of the Lawson's general store owner and a local Avonlea gossip.
* '''Clara Potts''' (Maja Ardal): A town gossip who is disliked by many in Avonlea. She is married to Bert Potts and has a daughter named Sally.
* '''Bert Potts''' (Roger Dunn): The husband of Clara and the father of Sally Potts.
* '''Eulalie Bugle''' ([[Barbara Hamilton (actor)|Barbara Hamilton]]): Another town gossip most often seen with Clara Potts or Rachel Lynde. Barbara Hamilton is the sister of Patricia Hamilton and had played Marilla Cuthbert in the 1972 British miniseries ''[[Anne of Green Gables (miniseries)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' and its sequel ''[[Anne of Avonlea (1975 film)|Anne of Avonlea]]''.
* '''Simon Tremayne''' (Ian D. Clark): Hetty King's business partner and the owner of the White Sands hotel. He is the disinherited first born son of the Duke of Arranagh. Clark later played the Bright River [[station master]] in ''[[Anne with an E]]''.
* '''Archie Gillis''' (John Friesen): The owner of the local sawmill, an arrogant bully, and the self-appointed coach of the Avonlea Avengers hockey team.