Further Tales of the City (2001– )

This third installment to "Tales of the City" finds Mary Ann Singleton struggling to advance in her new career as a TV personality, while Michael Tolliver is playing the field after his ... See full summary »

Stars:

Olympia Dukakis, Paul Hopkins, Laura Linney

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Olympia Dukakis	...	Mrs. Anna Madrigal (3 episodes)
Paul Hopkins	...	Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver (3 episodes)
Laura Linney	...	Mary Ann Singleton (3 episodes)
Barbara Garrick	...	Deirdre 'DeDe' Ligon Halcyon Day (3 episodes)
Jackie Burroughs	...	Mona 'Mother Mucca' Ramsey (3 episodes)
Mary Kay Place	...	Prue Giroux (3 episodes)
Bruce McCulloch	...	Father Sean 'Paddy' P. Starr (3 episodes)
Whip Hubley	...	Brian Hawkins (3 episodes)
Dawn Ford		(3 episodes)

Storyline

This third installment to "Tales of the City" finds Mary Ann Singleton struggling to advance in her new career as a TV personality, while Michael Tolliver is playing the field after his break-up with Jon Fielding. After her divorce, Prue Giroux finds comfort in a mysterious stranger she meets in the park. Brian Hawkins is struggling with his job and his new monogamous relationship with Mary Ann, and DeDe Halcyon Day returns with a dangerous revelation that could be the scoop Mary Ann has been waiting for.

---

Plot Keywords:

gay friend | anti conformity | gay lead character | secret identity | gay character | 

---

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

---

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Productions Bleu Blanc Rouge, Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Cage Tyler, played by John Robinson, was based on real life actor Rock Hudson.

---

Connections

Follows More Tales of the City (1998)

User Reviews

Weak third installment

This third installment of "Tales" takes place four years after the original and continues following the story of Mary Ann Singleton (Linney) and the gang at 28 Barbary Lane into the Reagan era. The plot goes a little haywire with too much time spent on Jim Jones, Mary Ann trying to advance in her career, and other much sillier points. The series also suffers from too much focus on Garrick's DeDe Halcyon Day. The character, as she appears in the third movie, is not particularly sympathetic and her motivations are not well explained.

Again, this series really is worth seeing because of Linney, she knows her character very well by now and does a great job. Campbell really only has about 15 minutes of screen time in this one and Dukakis is good, but her character is getting tiresome. Certainly watchable, but not up to the caliber of either of the first two installments.