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2008 · Drama · Crime
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TV series / 2002
Tipping the Velvet
Episode directors
Geoffrey Sax
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.
The story
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
Season 1
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Cast
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
Michael KilgarriffChairman
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Jodhi MayFlorence Banner
Anna ChancellorDiana Lethaby
Richard HopeMr Astley
Monica DolanAlice Astley
Annie HulleyMrs Astley
Peter KellyDavy Astley
Benedict CumberbatchFreddy
Johnny VegasGully Sutherland
Dean Lennox KellyTony Reeves
Jim McManusTricky Reeves
William SleighBarber
Daniel MaysJimmy Burns
David WebberBill
Theresa WatsonMrs Best
Milly GregoryMary
David SpinxRough Man
David SimeonMiddle-Aged Gent
Tilly VosburghMrs Milne
Heather DickinsonGrace Milne
Paul ReadyRenter Alice
Edward ClaytonRough Customer
Hugh BonnevilleRalph Banner
Eleanor McCreadyTramp Lady
Sam GrahamMan at Mrs Milne's
Louis AldertonBaby Cyril
Angela CurranMrs Sykes
Diane BeckAnnie Price
Alex KellyGay Girl
Janet FullerloveElsie
Nick BartlettDrunk Man
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