Strictly Melodrama

"Strictly Melodrama" is the fifth episode of Season 5 of Road to Avonlea and the 57th episode overall.

Summary
It’s the annual Drama competition and after losing 22 years in a row, Hetty finally has an ace up her sleeve; Muriel Stacey, who had the lead in Avonlea’s last winning entry, will play the lead. Hetty is so confident Avonlea will win that she wagers her secret family recipe for the famous King cranberry pie in a bet with arch rival Eleanor McHugh.

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

Recurring cast Guest cast
 * Maja Ardal as Clara Potts
 * Heather Brown as Izzy Pettibone
 * Ian D. Clark as Simon Tremayne
 * Corinne Conley as Eleanor McHugh
 * Roger Dunn as Bert Potts
 * Alex Floyd as Daniel King
 * Ryan Floyd as Daniel King
 * John Friesen as Archie Gillis
 * Barbara Hamilton as Eulalie Bugle
 * Patricia Hamilton as Rachel Lynde
 * Kay Hawtrey as Mabel. Sloane
 * Carolyn Hay as Mrs. Tweed
 * Marilyn Lightstone as Muriel Stacey
 * Luke as Digger
 * Marc Marut as Elbert Watts
 * Kay Tremblay as Eliza Ward
 * Rodger Barton as Judge
 * Linda Sorensen as Isabelle Carrington