Nominated for two primetime Emmys®, winner of a Peabody Award, this outstanding miniseries earned PBS its highest ratings to date when it originally aired in 1993. Olympia Dukakis is Anna Madrigal, the eccentric, transgendered owner of a boardinghouse in the pre-AIDS San Francisco of the swinging 1970s; Laura Linney is Mary Ann, fresh from the Midwest. Based on Maupin's newspaper column and novel, with Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds), Billy Campbell (Once and Again), and Donald Moffat (Clear and Present Danger). 6 episodes, 6 hrs, 2 DVDs, SDH.

DVD Extras

• Audio commentaries on episodes 1, 3, and 6 with Amistead Maupin, Alastair Reid, Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, and Barbara Garrick
• Behind-the-scenes location and rehearsal footage
• Insert with an introduction by Amistead Maupin, not

  Details

  Packaging: Boxed set
  Run Time: 321 minutes, plus bonus programming
  Format: Full screen
  Number of Discs: 2
  Language: English
  Subtitles: No
  Color or B&W: Color
  CC: No
  SDH:

  Press

  "One of the 10 best miniseries of all time" --Entertainment Weekly
  
  "Uncommonly fine television" --The New York Times
  
  "Groundbreaking...a TV drama ahead of its time" --Los Angeles Times
  
  "A classic" --USA Today