2002Drama1h 0m

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.

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StatusEnded
Original Languageen
Network
BBC Two

Keywords

based on novel or bookvictorian englandlesbian relationshipminiseriesperiod drama19th centurymale impersonatordramaticbriskeuphoric

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