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Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

2002 - 2002

Episode 1

9th December 2002
Episode 1
The 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.

Episode 2

16th December 2002
Episode 2
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.

Episode 3

23rd December 2002
Episode 3
Diana 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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Drama

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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Full Crew
Sally Head Image

Sally Head

Executive Producer

Gareth Neame Image

Gareth Neame

Executive Producer

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Sally Woodward Gentle

Executive Producer

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Adrian Johnston

Original Music Composer

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Malcolm Thornton

Production Design

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Leigh Walker

Art Direction

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Susannah Buxton

Costume Designer

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Suzan Broad

Makeup Artist

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Meinir Jones-Lewis

Makeup Designer

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Meinir Jones-Lewis

Hair Designer

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Liz Michie

Makeup Artist

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Sharon O'Brien

Makeup Artist

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Danielle Brandon

Production Manager

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Martin Harrison

First Assistant Director

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Finn McGrath

First Assistant Director

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Rosie Newall

Third Assistant Director

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Charlie Waller

Third Assistant Director

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Steve Alder

Carpenter

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Joe Cassar

Carpenter

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Suzie Davies

Standby Art Director

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Nina Ross

Assistant Art Director

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John Thorpe

Construction Manager

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Gary Watson

Property Master

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Chris Burdon

Sound Mixer

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Jim Greenhorn

Sound Mixer

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Graham Headicar

Sound Designer

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Ben Norrington

Dialogue Editor

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Rowena Wilkinson

Foley Editor

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Harry Bowers

Clapper Loader

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Tom Gates

Gaffer

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Chris Gilbertson

Electrician

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Dai Hopkins

Grip

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Mark Milsome

Focus Puller

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Elliot Moine

Electrician

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Liza Bracey

Assistant Costume Designer

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Gemma Evans

Costume Assistant

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Gabrielle Spanswick

Wardrobe Supervisor

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Simon Giblin

Online Editor

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Vincent Narduzzo

Colorist

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Victoria Stevens

Assistant Editor

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Shane Warden

Online Editor

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Christian Wheeler

Assistant Editor

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Sam Breckman

Location Manager

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James Grant

Assistant Location Manager

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Terry Davies

Conductor

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Devora Pope

Script Editor

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Heather Storr

Script Supervisor

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Francesca Jaynes

Choreographer

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Sarah McBryde

Production Coordinator

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Sophie Moss

Production Secretary

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Frances Pardell

Publicist

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Sarah Waters

Novel

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Andrew Davies

Screenplay

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Gina Cromwell

Set Decoration Buyer

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