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Tipping the Velvet

6.9

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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.

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Season 1
  1. 1Episode 1Dec 9, 2002 · 59m · ★ 8.3The 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.
  2. 2Episode 2Dec 16, 2002 · 59m · ★ 8.3Alone 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.
  3. 3Episode 3Dec 23, 2002 · 60m · ★ 8.3Diana 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...
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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.

Created by
Andrew Davies
Genres
Drama
Status
Ended
First aired
December 9, 2002
Last aired
December 23, 2002
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Episode length
1h 0m
Language
English
Networks
BBC Two
  • Rachael StirlingNan Astley
  • Keeley HawesKitty Butler
  • Sally HawkinsZena Blake
  • Bernice StegersMrs Dendy
  • John BoweWalter Bliss
  • Janet HenfreyMrs Jex
  • Sara StockbridgeDickie
  • Di BotcherWoman with Cigar
  • Alexei SayleCharles Frobisher
  • Carl ChaseCorder
  • Sarah CrowdenWoman with Pipe
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