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Tales of the City

Tales of the City

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Tales of the City

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

1993- 1993

1 Seasons

5 Episodes

7.6(36 votes)

Ended

Drama

Mystery

Overview

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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Production Companies

Working Title Films

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Anna Madrigal

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Edgar Halcyon

Chloe Webb

Chloe Webb

Mona Ramsey

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Mary Ann Singleton

Marcus D'Amico

Marcus D'Amico

Michael "Mouse" Tolliver

Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

Beauchamp Day

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Brian Hawkins

Barbara Garrick

Barbara Garrick

DeDe Halcyon Day

Billy Campbell

Billy Campbell

Jon Fielding

Nina Foch

Nina Foch

Frannie Halcyon

Creative team

Created by: Armistead Maupin
Richard Kramer
Showrunner: Armistead Maupin
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Produced by: Alan Poul
Antony Root

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