For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by James JacksonTales of the CityNetflix“Mrs Madrigal!” says a slightly astonished Mary Ann Singleton (Laura Linney) approaching a well-preserved lady (Olympia Dukakis) at her 90th birthday party. “Oh, my dear . the prodigal returns!” as they fall into a warm embrace, before getting high together on a joint. Yes, Tales of the City is back, 26 years on from the original, influential adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s novels, and it’s like the soap opera has never been away. In the Netflix reboot nearly all the old friends, gay and straight, who once populated the eccentric Mrs Madrigal’s bohemian boarding house at 28 Barbary Lane are back — their stories again overlapping in kooky San…

Source: The Times June 06, 2019 23:03 UTC