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.

Tipping the Velvet

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Drama

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.

Season 1

Cast

The cast behind this title

Rachael Stirling

Rachael Stirling

Nan Astley

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Kitty Butler

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Zena Blake

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Florence Banner

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Diana Lethaby

Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Mr. Astley

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Alice Astley

Annie Hulley

Annie Hulley

Mrs. Astley

Peter Kelly

Davy Astley

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Freddy

Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

Gully Sutherland

Dean Lennox Kelly

Dean Lennox Kelly

Tony Reeves

Jim McManus

Jim McManus

Tricky Reeves

William Sleigh

Barber

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Jimmy Burns

Bernice Stegers

Bernice Stegers

Mrs. Denby

David Webber

David Webber

Bill

Theresa Watson

Mrs. Best