“Naivety and mystery, hilarity and sobriety, grass and arse!”
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.
1 season · 5 episodes
S1 E1Episode 1
Sep 28, 1993104 min
Anna Madrigal is the bohemian landlady with a mysterious secret. Mary Ann Singleton is the newcomer, a naïve young girl from Ohio eager to embrace SF and all it has to offer.
S1 E2Episode 2
Oct 5, 199351 min
Mary Ann starts voluntary work at the Bay Area Crisis Switchboard, which is run by the one-eared Vincent, whose problems outnumber those of his callers
S1 E3Episode 3
Oct 12, 199351 min
Michael's old-fashioned parents see some shocking sights when they visit him on Halloween - and he still hasn't told them he's gay. DeDe Halcyon Day has a shock when her pregnancy is confirmed.
S1 E4Episode 4
Oct 19, 199350 min
DeDe is blackmailed by a journalist to save her family honour, while Mrs Madrigal's secret is slowly being uncovered.
S1 E5Episode 5
Oct 26, 199351 min
Christmas is coming to 28 Barbary Lane and Mrs Madrigal is in party mood. However, Mary Ann is increasingly suspicious of Norman Williams and Mona is in for a surprise.
Olympia Dukakis
Anna Madrigal
Donald Moffat
Edgar Halcyon
Chloe Webb
Mona Ramsey
Laura Linney
Mary Ann Singleton
Marcus D'Amico
Michael "Mouse" Tolliver
Thomas Gibson
Beauchamp Day
Paul Gross
Brian Hawkins
Barbara Garrick
DeDe Halcyon Day
Billy Campbell
Jon Fielding
Nina Foch
Frannie Halcyon
Meagen Fay
Binky Gruen
Kevin Sessums
Peter Cipriani
