TV series

Tales of the City

1993 · 1 season

A warm, witty, and gently soapy dive into a chosen family in 1970s San Francisco, balancing camp humour with real heart.

Tagline: Naivety and mystery, hilarity and sobriety, grass and arse!
Overview: Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, found family, love, friendship
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
found family
love
friendship
sexuality
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong