Tipping the Velvet
- TV Mini Series
- 2002
- 59m
The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.The story of Nan Astley who falls in love with three different women on her journey to stardom and happiness in 1887 Victorian England.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 wins & 3 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the songs in the film, "Following in Father's Footsteps," was originally performed by famous male impersonator Vesta Tilley in the London halls of Victorian England during the late 1800s, when "Tipping the Velvet" is set.
- GoofsThe 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.
- Quotes
Nancy Nan Astley: Don't you know? Hasn't she told you about us?
Walter Bliss: I know that you were sweethearts of a kind.
Nancy Nan Astley: Of a kind? The kind that hold hands? Didn't she tell you that we fuck eachother?!
Walter Bliss: I don't care to use such language Nan. And if I did, I wouldn't use it for anything a pair of girls could do, you need a man for that I think you'll find.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)
Rachael Stirling is incredible in a lead role that stretches her into a dazzling assortment of emotions and situations, some of a bizarre nature. No one who saw this series would ever say she can't act. She makes us laugh, cry, get turned on and slap our foreheads in amazement.
You can't really compare this story to anything else. It's not a rehash of style or plot. It's entirely it's own beastpart comedy, historical drama, erotica, coming-of-age tale, musical and more.
Gotta praise the BBC for making this story. I can't imagine anyone in the (overly prudish and formulaic) U.S. ever doing it. So, stop reading about it and go buy it.
- shop-29
- Jun 1, 2005
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