Tipping the Velvet (2002)

12/09/2002 (EN) • Drama • 1h

Overview

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.

Tipping the Velvet (2002)

12/09/2002 (EN) • 1h

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rachael Stirling

Nan Astley

3 Episodes

Keeley Hawes

Kitty Butler

3 Episodes

Jodhi May

Florence Banner

3 Episodes

Anna Chancellor

Diana Lethaby

3 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 1

2002 | 3 Episodes

Season 1 of Tipping the Velvet premiered on December 9, 2002.

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Status

Ended

Network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on novel or book

victorian england

lesbian relationship

miniseries

period drama

19th century

male impersonator

dramatic

brisk

euphoric

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