Tales of the City

Naivety and mystery, hilarity and sobriety, grass and arse!

Episodes

Episode 1

Anna Madrigal is the bohemian landlady with a mysterious secret. Mary Ann Singleton is the newcomer, a naïve young girl from Ohio eager to embrace SF and all it has to offer.

52 min

Episode 2

Mary Ann starts voluntary work at the Bay Area Crisis Switchboard, which is run by the one-eared Vincent, whose problems outnumber those of his callers

52 min

Episode 3

Michael's old-fashioned parents see some shocking sights when they visit him on Halloween - and he still hasn't told them he's gay. DeDe Halcyon Day has a shock when her pregnancy is confirmed.

52 min

Episode 4

DeDe is blackmailed by a journalist to save her family honour, while Mrs Madrigal's secret is slowly being uncovered.

52 min

Episode 5

Christmas is coming to 28 Barbary Lane and Mrs Madrigal is in party mood. However, Mary Ann is increasingly suspicious of Norman Williams and Mona is in for a surprise.

52 min

Videos

Cast and Crew

Olympia Dukakis

Anna Madrigal

Donald Moffat

Edgar Halcyon

Chloe Webb

Mona Ramsey

Laura Linney

Mary Ann Singleton

Marcus D'Amico

Michael "Mouse" Tolliver

Thomas Gibson

Beauchamp Day

Paul Gross

Brian Hawkins

Barbara Garrick

DeDe Halcyon Day

Billy Campbell

Jon Fielding

Nina Foch

Frannie Halcyon

Sigurjón Sighvatsson

Executive Producer

Armistead Maupin

Executive Producer

Richard Kramer

Executive Producer

Antony Root

Producer

Alan Poul

Producer

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Armistead Maupin

Novel

John E. Keane

Original Music Composer

Tim Clawson

Executive In Charge Of Production

John Melfi

Unit Production Manager

Tales of the City

Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.

Orignal Language

Seasons

Genre

Drama, Mystery

Status

Ended

Release Data

1993-09-28

Production Companies

Working Title Films

Streaming Network

PBS, Channel 4