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Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City

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A group of eclectic characters find themselves and each other in 1970's San Francisco

Dramatisation of Armistead Maupin's classic sequence of comic novels about the denizens of a San Francisco apartment house in the late 70s and early 80s

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Kate Harper

Lydia Wilson

Nancy Crane

Buffy Davis

Kerry Shale

Bernice Stegers

John Guerrasio

Trevor White

Jos Slovick

Valerie Cutko

Simon Lee Phillips

Susan Roberts

Bryony Lavery

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Mary Ann and Mouse are on the high seas. Mona's on the highway.

4 Extra Debut. San Francisco, 1976. Mary Ann and Mouse are on the high seas and Mona's on the highway. Stars Kate Harper and Lydia Wilson. From February 2013.

With a huge windfall, Mary Ann and Mouse set off on a cruise with the aim of seducing people in shifts . With no following wind and no extra cash  Mona runs away, setting  off on a road-trip she will never forget 

DIRECTED BY SUSAN ROBERTS

Set in 1976 in San Francisco, Tales of the City is the second novel 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.
In this sequel to Tales of the City, Anna Madrigal reveals her secrets to her second family - the tenants of her house, 27 Barbary Lane . Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael "Mouse" Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton go on a cruise where they meet up with lovers old and new. Brian Hawkins becomes involved with a mysterious woman he spots from his window, while DeDe Halcyon Day becomes acquainted with a new friend who helps her discover her true inner feelings.

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The tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cosy nest for adventures far afield

Armistead Maupin's comic novel following the denizens of a San Francisco apartment, dramatised by Bryony Lavery. The tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cosy nest for adventures far afield

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