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.

Cast

Rachael Stirling

Nan Astley

Keeley Hawes

Kitty Butler

Jodhi May

Florence Banner

Anna Chancellor

Diana Lethaby