Several characters from the movie Anne of Green Gables (1985) were brought back as recurring characters in this series, most notably Patricia Hamilton as Rachel Lynde, and, in early years, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert.
The third season finale dealt with the death of Marilla Cuthbert. Since Colleen Dewhurst had already died, her "appearance" was pieced together from movies, in which she had been, from the same production company.
Gema Zamprogna (Felicity King) is over 10 years younger than Michael Mahonen (Gus Pike), her love interest on the show. He was careful to only kiss her on the cheek in earlier seasons.
Tara Meyer was originally supposed to play the part of Felicity King, but due to a scheduling problem, Gema Zamprogna was given the part a few days before filming began, and Meyer was given the role of Sally Potts.
Johnathon Crombie was a guest star, reprising his role of Gilbert Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables films, which were also based on Lucy Montgomery books. The character Anne never appeared on this series, but was mentioned several times.