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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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Credits

Anna Madrigal Kate Harper
Mary Ann Lydia Wilson
Dede Nancy Crane
Bobbi Nancy Crane
Mona Buffy Davis
Hampton-Giddes Kerry Shale
Mucca Bernice Stegers
Beauchamp John Guerrasio
Burke Trevor White
Michael Jos Slovick
D'Or Valerie Cutko
Brian Simon Lee Phillips
Director Susan Roberts
Writer Bryony Lavery

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  • Mon 4 Feb 2013 10:45
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Armistead Maupin on the influences of Tales of the City and San Francisco in the 1970s.

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