Tipping the Velvet
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.
Created by Andrew Davies
Cast
Rachael Stirling
Nan Astley
3 episodes
Keeley Hawes
Kitty Butler
3 episodes
Sally Hawkins
Zena Blake
2 episodes
Bernice Stegers
Mrs Dendy
2 episodes
John Bowe
Walter Bliss
2 episodes
Janet Henfrey
Mrs Jex
2 episodes
Sara Stockbridge
Dickie
2 episodes
Di Botcher
Woman with Cigar
2 episodes
Alexei Sayle
Charles Frobisher
2 episodes
Carl Chase
Corder
2 episodes
Sarah Crowden
Woman with Pipe
2 episodes
Michael Kilgarriff
Chairman
2 episodes
Jodhi May
Florence Banner
2 episodes
Anna Chancellor
Diana Lethaby
2 episodes
Richard Hope
Mr Astley
1 episode
Monica Dolan
Alice Astley
1 episode
Annie Hulley
Mrs Astley
1 episode
Peter Kelly
Davy Astley
1 episode
Benedict Cumberbatch
Freddy
1 episode
Johnny Vegas
Gully Sutherland
1 episode
Dean Lennox Kelly
Tony Reeves
1 episode
Jim McManus
Tricky Reeves
1 episode
William Sleigh
Barber
1 episode
Daniel Mays
Jimmy Burns
1 episode
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Gareth Neame, Sally Woodward Gentle, Sally Head
- Music
- Adrian Johnston
Seasons
Season 1
2002 · 3 eps
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