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Tipping the Velvet

2002 Ended 60m episodes

6.9/10 46 votes

Drama

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, Keeley Hawes
Language:: English
Network:: BBC Two

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 8.3

Episode 1

2002-12-09 · 59m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.3

Episode 2

2002-12-16 · 59m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 8.3

Episode 3

2002-12-23 · 60m

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...

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