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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   2,098 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Andrew Davies (screenplay)
Sarah Waters (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
9 October 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Plot:
Set in the 1890's, tells the lesbian love affair between male impersonator music hall star Kitty Butler and Nan Astley. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
User Reviews:
Very Sweet... Very Sexy more (40 total)

Cast

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Rachael Stirling ... Nan Astley

Keeley Hawes ... Kitty Butler
Anna Chancellor ... Diana Lethaby
Jodhi May ... Florence Banner

Hugh Bonneville ... Ralph Banner
Johnny Vegas ... Gully Sutherland
Alexei Sayle ... Charles Frobisher
John Bowe ... Walter Bliss
Sally Hawkins ... Zena Blake
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis Alderton ... Baby Cyril

Nick Bartlett ... Drunk Man

Diane Beck ... Annie Price
Di Botcher ... Woman with Cigar
Carl Chase ... Corder
Edward Clayton ... Rough Customer
Sarah Crowden ... Woman with Pipe
Benedict Cumberbatch ... Freddy
Angela Curran ... Mrs. Sykes
Heather Dickinson ... Grace Milne

Monica Dolan ... Alice Astley
Abby Ford ... Miss Brown
Janet Fullerlove ... Elsie

Susie Gossling Valerio ... Singer
Sam Graham ... Man at Mrs. Milne's
Milly Gregory ... Mary
Janet Henfrey ... Mrs. Jex

Richard Hope ... Mr. Astley
Annie Hulley ... Mrs. Astley
Alex Kelly ... Gay Girl
Dean Lennox Kelly ... Tony Reeves
Peter Kelly ... Davy Astley
Michael Kilgarriff ... Music Hall Chairman

Daniel Mays ... Jimmy Burns
Eleanor McCready ... Tramp Lady
Jim McManus ... Tricky Reeves
Paul Ready ... Renter Alice
David Simeon ... Middle-Aged Gent
William Sleigh ... Barber
David Spinx ... Rough Man
Bernice Stegers ... Mrs. Denby
Sara Stockbridge ... Dickie
Tilly Vosburgh ... Mrs. Milne
Theresa Watson ... Mrs. Best
David Webber ... Bill
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Additional Details

Runtime:
177 min (3 parts)
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Certification:
UK:15 (re-rating) | UK:18 (original rating) | Argentina:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
As Nan Astley explains to Florence Banner in the final episode, "Tipping the Velvet" was a Victorian euphemism for cunnilingus. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The roses Kitty gives out in her act are obviously artificial. But later when Nan shows Kitty she kept the rose she received from her, the rose is wilted. more
Quotes:
Kitty Butler: Like a mermaid. more

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21 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Very Sweet... Very Sexy, 16 September 2004
9/10
Author: aymanrizk from Ontario, Canada

This wonderful 3 part BBC production is one of the sweetest love stories that I have seen in a while. The actresses display a very high level of talent, especially Rachael Stirling as Nan Astley. She is funny, seductive and cute. The love making scenes and the close up kisses are very erotic regardless of one's sexual preference.

The characters are well defined and very believable. I guess this is a by-product of a good adaptation from a well written novel.

A truly remarkable well paced drama that picks up speed quickly after a couple of boring (but necessary) scenes in the beginning.

My vote: 9/10

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