"The Lady and the Blade"

"The Lady and the Blade"
Season 4, Episode 2
Air date	January 17, 1993
Written by	Deborah Nathan
Directed by	Otta Hanus
Episode guide
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"The Lady and the Blade" is the second episode of Season 4 of Road to Avonlea and the 41st episode overall.

Summary

Hetty King is driving Olivia crazy with her rigid approach to child rearing, while Alec and the school board have their own problems trying to find a new teacher for Avonlea. On a bet with Olivia, Hetty writes a pulp novel that Olivia secretly submits to the Charlottetown newspaper under a pseudonym – H.E. LeRoi.

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 Dale Cedric Smith as Alec King Gema Zamprogna as Felicity King

Recurring cast Maja Ardal as Clara Potts Mark Bigney as Morgan Pettibone Heather Brown as Izzy Pettibone Roger Dunn as Bert Potts David Fox as Clive Pettibone John Friesen as Archie Gillis Patricia Hamilton as Rachel Lynde Elva Mai Hoover as Elvira Lawson Michael Longstaff as Rupert Gillis Luke as Digger Michael Mahonen as Gus Pike Tara Meyer as Sally Potts Guest cast Gail Webster as Miss Langley

Quotes

Olivia Dale: Hetty, those that can, do.

Rachel Lynde: Let me out or I'll tan your hides, that's what!

Alec King: You just brained the new school teacher.

Clive Pettibone: Which part of 'no' don't you understand? The N or the O?

Izzy Pettibone: I even have a friend Felix. I socked him in the nose.

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 2 images from The Lady and the Blade (view category).

External links

• "The Lady and the Blade" at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Lady and the Blade" at The Magic Lantern Road to Avonlea Guide