Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City
San Francisco, 1976. It is almost Thanksgiving and Anna Madrigal rents out the remaining rooftop apartment in Barbary Lane. From January 2013.
Anna Madrigal has an empty rooftop apartment in her lodgings at 28 Barbary Lane . Norman . a travelling salesman may be the perfect tenant . It's nearly Thanksgiving and romance is in the air -but nor for Dede who gets some unexpected news .
Directed by Susan Roberts
Set in 1976 in San Francisco , Tales of the City is the first in a sequence of novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed the way we live forever.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Anna Madrigal | Kate Harper |
| Mary Ann | Lydia Wilson |
| Dede | Nancy Crane |
| Mona | Buffy Davis |
| Edgar | Lou Hirsch |
| Binkie | Bernice Stegers |
| Beauchamp | John Guerrasio |
| Michael | Jos Slovick |
| Jon | Simon Lee Phillips |
| D'Or | Valerie Cutko |
| Norman | Kerry Shale |
| Director | Susan Roberts |
| Writer | Bryony Lavery |
Broadcasts
Thu 31 Jan 201310:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 31 Jan 201319:45BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 Jan 201814:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 5 Jan 201802:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
An interview with Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin on the influences of Tales of the City and San Francisco in the 1970s.
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