Tipping the Velvet

About 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 is a drama series that ran on BBC Two. It reached one season of 3 episodes from December 2002.

The series is filed under victorian england, lesbian relationship, euphoric, and brisk. The story is adapted from a novel. Rachael Stirling stars as Nan Astley, and Keeley Hawes as Kitty Butler.

In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and BritBox.

Murdoch Mysteries, Fingersmith, and Daniel Deronda make useful companions to Tipping the Velvet, all filed under 19th century and period drama.