This American Playhouse / KQED miniseries gives a vivid image of San Francisco in the 1970s, based on the novel by Armistead Maupin. This first episode introduces the residents of 28 Barbary Lane - landlady Anna Madrigal, naive newcomer Mary Ann Singlet on, and neighbor Mona Ramsey - along with businessman Edgar Halcyon and his son-in-law Beauchamp Day. Directed by Alastair Reid; stars Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Laura Linney, Marcus D’Amico, Chloe Webb.