Tipping the Velvet
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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.

  • Drama
  • Year 2002
  • 1 Season

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.

  1. Year: 2002
  • Tipping the Velvet S1 E1

    E1 • Episode 1

    1. 58min
    2. TV-MA
    3. CC
    4. HD

    Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with Kitty Butler, a music hall male impersonator. When Kitty moves to London, Nan accompanies her.

  • Tipping the Velvet S1 E2

    E2 • Episode 2

    1. 58min
    2. TV-MA
    3. CC
    4. HD

    Emotionally and financially ruined after Kitty's betrayal, Nan turns to desperate measures to survive.

  • Tipping the Velvet S1 E3

    E3 • Episode 3

    1. 59min
    2. TV-14
    3. CC
    4. HD

    Diana throws Nan and Zena out, and Nan's situation gets more desperate when Zena steals all her money. She turns to Florence, but happiness is short-lived.

  • Cast
  • Rachael Stirling

    Nan Astley

  • Keeley Hawes

    Kitty Butler

  • Jodhi May

    Florence Banner

  • Alexei Sayle

    Charles Frobisher

  • Bernice Stegers

    Mrs. Denby

  • John Bowe

    Walter Bliss

  • Anna Chancellor

    Diana Lethaby

  • Sally Hawkins

    Zena Blake

  • Janet Henfrey

    Mrs. Jex

  • Sara Stockbridge

    Dickie

  • Carl Chase

    Corder

  • Daniel Mays

    Jimmy Burns

  • Crew
  • Geoffrey Sax

    Director