Misfits and Miracles

"A Mother's Love" is the 13th episode of Season 2 of Road to Avonlea and the 26th episode overall.

Summary
Archie Gillis, the new owner of the Avonlea Sawmill and self-appointed coach of the Avonlea hockey team, is an arrogant bully who thinks he can run rough-shod over accepted codes of Avonlea behavior. His gruff manner and arbitrary rules begin to ruffle some villagers’ feathers, especially when he starts clear-cutting lumber within a mile of the village.

Cast
Main cast
 * Zachary Bennett as Felix King
 * Jackie Burroughs as Hetty King
 * Lally Cadeau as Janet King
 * Harmony Cramp as Cecily King
 * Sarah Polley as Sara Stanley
 * Mag Ruffman as Olivia King
 * Cedric Smith as Alec King
 * Gema Zamprogna as Felicity King

Recurring cast Guest cast
 * Joel Blake as Andrew King
 * Susan Cox as Peg Bowen
 * Peter Donaldson as Reverend Leonard
 * John Friesen as Archie Gillis
 * Marilyn Lightstone as Muriel Stacey
 * Michael Longstaff as Rupert Gillis
 * Miklos Perlus as Peter Craig
 * Michael Polley as Dr. Blair
 * James O'Regan as Abner Jeffries
 * Vivian Reis as Sarah Spencer
 * Chick Roberts as Mr. Biggins
 * R.H. Thomson as Jasper Dale
 * Jack Mather as Man