Tales of the City (1993)

Miniseries "Naivety and mystery, hilarity and sobriety, grass and arse!"TV Show

Audience Score

79

Tales of the City

NR September 28th, 1993Mystery , Drama1 Seasons, 5 Episodes

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.

StarringOlympia DukakisDonald MoffatChloe Webb

DirectorAlastair Reid

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Season 1

Sep 28, 1993

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Cast & Crew

Olympia Dukakis

as Anna Madrigal

as Edgar Halcyon

as Mary Ann Singleton

as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver

as Beauchamp Day

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Alastair Reid

Director

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TV Show Details

Air Date:September 28th, 1993

Last Air Date:October 26th, 1993

Network:PBS

Status:Ended

Genres:Mystery , Drama

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Working Title Films

Tales of the City on the Web:Official Website

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