Episode 3
Mary Ann needs a big news story, Michael is still searching for a Jon replacement and Prue is falling for Luke. From July 2014.
The Third novel in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City stories, set in 1981 in San Francisco . Further Tales of the City is a portrait of a free and easy era with the drug and sex counter-culture in full swing.
Landlady Anna Madrigal watches over the tenants of 28 Barbary Lane. Mary Ann - looking for a big story to aid her promotion from daytime TV presenter to the newsroom hears Dede's story of surviving the Jonestown massacre. Michael continues his search for a replacement for Jon and Prue is falling for Luke
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mary Ann | Laurel Lefkow |
| Madrigal | Kate Harper |
| Michael | Jos Slovick |
| Brian | Simon Lee Phillips |
| Dede | Nancy Crane |
| Prue | Lorelei King |
| Frannie | Bernice Stegers |
| Emma | Ginny Holder |
| Luke | Kerry Shale |
| Larry | Kerry Shale |
| Ned | Louis Labovitch |
| Bill | Louis Labovitch |
| Director | Susan Roberts |
| Adaptor | Bryony Lavery |
| Author | Armistead Maupin |
Broadcasts
Wed 9 Jul 201410:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Wed 9 Jul 201419:45BBC Radio 4
- Wed 17 Jan 201814:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 18 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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