For five decades, Tales of the City has been life-affirming, life-changing and even life-saving. The move has coincided with a revived interest in Tales of the City, which first came to the small screen as a pioneering Channel 4 miniseries in 1993, and has been revived sporadically ever since. The show last appeared on Showtime as Further Tales of the City, in 2001, “but all of a sudden, things felt a little different,” says Linney. When it debuted in the US on PBS in 1994, Tales of the City received critical acclaim and high ratings but attracted protests and threats from religious fundamentalists around the country. I’m very proud of that.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The cast of the first series of Tales of the City in 1993.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2019 09:00 UTC