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Tipping the Velvet

1h1 SeasonTMDb 6.9

Drama

EnglishEnded

1 · Episode 1

2 · Episode 2

3 · Episode 3

Crew and Cast

Andrew DaviesAndrew DaviesCreatorRachael StirlingRachael StirlingNan AstleyKeeley HawesKeeley HawesKitty ButlerSally HawkinsSally HawkinsZena BlakeBernice StegersBernice StegersMrs DendyJohn BoweJohn BoweWalter BlissJanet HenfreyJanet HenfreyMrs JexSara StockbridgeSara StockbridgeDickieDi BotcherDi BotcherWoman with CigarAlexei SayleAlexei SayleCharles FrobisherCarl ChaseCarl ChaseCorderSarah CrowdenSarah CrowdenWoman with Pipe
Michael KilgarriffChairmanJodhi MayJodhi MayFlorence BannerAnna ChancellorAnna ChancellorDiana LethabyRichard HopeRichard HopeMr AstleyMonica DolanMonica DolanAlice AstleyAnnie HulleyAnnie HulleyMrs Astley
Peter KellyDavy AstleyBenedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchFreddyJohnny VegasJohnny VegasGully SutherlandDean Lennox KellyDean Lennox KellyTony ReevesJim McManusJim McManusTricky Reeves
William SleighBarberDaniel MaysDaniel MaysJimmy BurnsDavid WebberDavid WebberBill
Theresa WatsonMrs Best
Milly GregoryMaryDavid SpinxDavid SpinxRough ManDavid SimeonDavid SimeonMiddle-Aged GentTilly VosburghTilly VosburghMrs Milne

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
9 December 2002
Last aired
23 December 2002
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (47 votes)

Production

Created by
Andrew Davies
Networks
BBC Two

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Runtime
1h
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English