Tightly Knotted to a Similar String

Tightly Knotted to a Similar String
Season	1
Episode	5
Air date	April 16, 2017
Writer	Moira Walley-Beckett
Director	Patricia Rozema
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Tightly Knotted to a Similar String is the fifth episode of the first season of Anne, originally aired on CBC on April 16, 2017.

Plot synopsis

Anne must deal with the inevitability of womanhood when she gets her first period. At the same time, Marilla and Matthew acclimatize to parenthood and revisit moments of their youth through Anne.

Appearances

Starring Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley Cuthbert Geraldine James as Marilla Cuthbert R.H. Thomson as Matthew Cuthbert Dalila Bela as Diana Barry Corrine Koslo as Rachel Lynde Aymeric Jett Montaz as Jerry Baynard Lucas Jade Zumann as Gilbert Blythe Kyla Matthews as Ruby Gillis Miranda McKeon as Josie Pye Lia Pappas-Kemps as Jane Andrews Christian Martyn as Billy Andrews Glenna Walters as Tillie Boulter Ella Jonas Farlinger as Prissy Andrews Jonathan Holmes as Mr. William Barry Helen Johns as Mrs. Eliza Barry Stephen Tracey as Mr. Phillips Co-starring Janet Porter as Mrs. Andrews Philip Williams as Thomas Lynde Jacob Horsley as Charlie Sloane Jacob Ursomarzo as Moody Spurgeon Kyle Meagher as Billy's Pal #1 Daimen Landori-Hoffman as Billy's Pal #2 Catherine McNally as Mrs. Kincannon Nicolette Pearse as Vandeuse Stephen Jackson as Cobbler Shannon McDonough as Cobbler's Wife Gabriel Grennan as Young Matthew Anna Bartlam as Young Jeannie Kira Gelineau as Jeannie's Friend

Gallery

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Notes and Trivia

• The title of this episode is a phrase from the twenty-third chapter of Jane Eyre, a novel by Charlotte Brontë.