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Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

★ 6.9/10•2002•1h 0m•15•Drama
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A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s. Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with Kitty Butler, a music hall male impersonator.

Andrew Davies · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateDec 9, 2002

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E159m

Episode 1

The glamorous world of the 19th -century music hall provides the backdrop for Nan's first love affair with Kitty Butler, a popular male impersonator. When Kitty is offered the chance to perform in London, a delighted Nan accompanies her as a dresser, but true success doesn't happen until Nan becomes part of the act.

Dec 9, 2002

Episode 2 - Episode 2E259m

Episode 2

Alone and devastated by her betrayal, Nan cannot return to her family in Whitstable so takes to the streets to survive. In her guise as a male impersonator, she finds a niche in the Victorian sexual underworld and is also drawn into the web of a rich Sapphic society widow who offers sex, excitement and luxury but at a perilous price.

Dec 16, 2002

Episode 3 - Episode 3E360m

Episode 3

Diana throws out Nan and Blake and Blake disappears with all of the money leaving a totally destitute Nan. The only person she can think to turn to ends up unwelcoming to her. So begins a very different phase for Nan, which leads ultimately to her making the most important decision of her life...

Dec 23, 2002

Actors

Rachael Stirling

Rachael Stirling

Nan Astley

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Kitty Butler

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