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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.

15 minutes

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

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