About Tipping the Velvet
- Released on December 09, 2002
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.
Main Cast of Tipping the Velvet
Rachael Stirling plays Nan Astley (3 episodes)
Keeley Hawes plays Kitty Butler (3 episodes)
Jodhi May plays Florence Banner (2 episodes) , Florence (3 episodes)
John Bowe plays Walter Bliss (2 episodes)
Janet Henfrey plays Mrs. Jex (2 episodes)
Sara Stockbridge plays Dickie (2 episodes)
Di Botcher plays Woman with Cigar (2 episodes)
Alexei Sayle plays Charles Frobisher (2 episodes)
Carl Chase plays Corder (2 episodes)
Sarah Crowden plays Woman with Pipe (2 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Tipping the Velvet
Richard Hope plays Mr. Astley (1 episode)
Monica Dolan plays Alice Astley (1 episode)
Annie Hulley plays Mrs. Astley (1 episode)
Peter Kelly plays Davy Astley (1 episode)
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Freddy (1 episode)
Johnny Vegas plays Gully Sutherland (1 episode)
Dean Lennox Kelly plays Tony Reeves (1 episode)
Jim McManus plays Tricky Reeves (1 episode)
William Sleigh plays Barber (1 episode)
Daniel Mays plays Jimmy Burns (1 episode)
Bernice Stegers plays Mrs. Denby (1 episode)
David Webber plays Bill (1 episode)
Theresa Watson plays Mrs. Best (1 episode)
Milly Gregory plays Mary (1 episode)
David Spinx plays Rough Man (1 episode)
David Simeon plays Middle-Aged Gent (1 episode)
Tilly Vosburgh plays Mrs. Milne (1 episode)
Heather Dickinson plays Grace Milne (1 episode)
Paul Ready plays Renter Alice (1 episode)
Edward Clayton plays Rough Customer (1 episode)
Hugh Bonneville plays Ralph Banner (1 episode)
Eleanor McCready plays Tramp Lady (1 episode)
Sam Graham plays Man at Mrs. Milne's (1 episode)
Louis Alderton plays Baby Cyril (1 episode)
Angela Curran plays Mrs. Sykes (1 episode)
Diane Beck plays Annie Price (1 episode)
Alex Kelly plays Gay Girl (1 episode)
Janet Fullerlove plays Elsie (1 episode)
Nick Bartlett plays Drunk Man (1 episode)
Michael Kilgarriff plays Music Hall Chairman (1 episode)
Crew of Tipping the Velvet
Lighting
Production
Sound
Writing
Art
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Directing
Editing
- Richard Hope
- Monica Dolan
- Annie Hulley
- Peter Kelly
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Johnny Vegas
- Dean Lennox Kelly
- Jim McManus
- William Sleigh
- Daniel Mays
- Bernice Stegers
- David Webber
- Theresa Watson
- Milly Gregory
- David Spinx
- David Simeon
- Tilly Vosburgh
- Heather Dickinson
- Paul Ready
- Edward Clayton
- Hugh Bonneville
- Eleanor McCready
- Sam Graham
- Louis Alderton
- Angela Curran
- Diane Beck
- Alex Kelly
- Janet Fullerlove
- Nick Bartlett
- Michael Kilgarriff