Tipping the Velvet (2002–2002)

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1. 01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.3The glamorous world of the 19th -century music hall provides the backdrop for Nan's first love affair with Kitty Butler, a popular male impersonator. When Kitty is offered the chance to perform in London, a delighted Nan accompanies her as a dresser, but true success doesn't happen until Nan becomes part of the act.
2. 02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.3Alone 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.
3. 03Episode 3S01E03 · 8.3Diana throws out Nan and Blake and Blake disappears with all of the money leaving a totally destitute Nan. The only person she can think to turn to ends up unwelcoming to her. So begins a very different phase for Nan, which leads ultimately to her making the most important decision of her life...

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Rachael StirlingNan AstleyKeeley HawesKitty ButlerJodhi MayFlorence BannerAnna ChancellorDiana Lethaby

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