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Episode 5
Dede's children have been kidnapped, so drastic action is called for back home by Anna Madrigal and Mary Ann. Stars Nancy Crane. From July 2014.
Further Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin dramatised by Bryony Lavery . Set in San Francisco in 1981, a portrait of a free and easy era with the drug and sex counter-culture in full swing.
Dede's children have been kidnapped whilst on a cruise with her mother Frannie and drastic action is called for back at home by Anna Madrigal and Mary Ann.
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts.
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Sat 20 Jan 201802:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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 |
| Bambi | Lorelei King |
| Frannie | Bernice Stegers |
| Emma | Ginny Holder |
| Luke | Kerry Shale |
| Larry | Kerry Shale |
| Pilot | Kerry Shale |
| Ned | Louis Labovitch |
| Bill | Louis Labovitch |
| Rabbit Man | Louis Labovitch |
| Director | Susan Roberts |
| Adaptor | Bryony Lavery |
| Author | Armistead Maupin |
Broadcasts
Fri 11 Jul 201410:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 11 Jul 201419:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 19 Jan 201814:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 20 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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