Tipping the Velvet
Created by Andrew Davies
On BBC Two
A lush, intimate period romance following a young woman's sexual and emotional awakening in bohemian 1890s London, balancing euphoria with the pain of forbidden desire.
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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