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Tales of the City(TV show/series, 1993)

1h per episode | Genres: Drama, Mystery

Mini series in 1 season with 5 episodes

Tales of the CityRating: 3.9/5 (with 13 votes)
Tales of the City (formally Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City) is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin. To date, the first three books have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was first screened in the UK in 1993, then shown on PBS in the US in January 1994. Channel 4 eventually teamed up with the American cable network Showtime to produce the sequel, More Tales of the City, which premiered in the US and UK in 1998. The third installment of the series, Further Tales of the City, was produced by Showtime (without Channel 4) and was originally aired in the US on Showtime in May 2001. A fourth installment, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, premiered on Netflix on June 7, 2019, with Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick and Paul Gross reprising their roles. ()
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About 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.

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Tales of the City Seasons and Episodes

09/28/1993Season 1 - 5 episodes
#1 | 09/28/1993Episode 1
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#2 | 10/05/1993Episode 2
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
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
#3 | 10/12/1993Episode 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.
#4 | 10/19/1993Episode 4
DeDe is blackmailed by a journalist to save her family honour, while Mrs Madrigal's secret is slowly being uncovered.
#5 | 10/26/1993Episode 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.

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: Catalan (CA), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/28/1993
Last episode released on: 10/26/1993
Director: Alastair Reid
Producer: Alan Poul
Screenwriter: Richard Kramer
Director of Photography: Walt Lloyd
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City"

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