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.
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Top cast
Rachael Stirling
Nan Astley
Keeley Hawes
Kitty Butler
Jodhi May
Florence Banner
Anna Chancellor
Diana Lethaby
Sally Hawkins
Zena Blake
Bernice Stegers
Mrs. Denby
John Bowe
Walter Bliss
Janet Henfrey
Mrs. Jex
Sara Stockbridge
Dickie
Di Botcher
Woman with Cigar
Alexei Sayle
Charles Frobisher
Carl Chase
Corder
Sarah Crowden
Woman with Pipe
Richard Hope
Mr. Astley
Monica Dolan
Alice Astley
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Where to watch
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- December 9, 2002
- Last air date
- December 23, 2002
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode runtime
- 1h
- Network
- BBC Two
- Original language
- EN
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