Tipping the Velvet - Season 1 - Episode 2

Name: Episode 2
Released: 2002-12-16
Rating: 3.5

2002-12-16 • 59 min • ⭐ 7/10

Alone and devastated by her betrayal, Nan cannot return to her family in Whitstable so takes to the streets to survive. In her guise as a male impersonator, she finds a niche in the Victorian sexual underworld and is also drawn into the web of a rich Sapphic society widow who offers sex, excitement and luxury but at a perilous price.

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About Tipping the Velvet

Title: Tipping the Velvet

First Air Date: 2002-12-09

Last Air Date: 2002-12-23

Status: Ended

Rating: 7/10 (from 35 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 3

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

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.