Tipping the Velvet

7.0(35 votes)

2002 - 2002

60m per episode

Ended1 Season3 Episodes

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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Show Details

Created by:

Andrew Davies

Network:

BBC Two

Country:GB

Languages

Original:en

Spoken:

English

Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

8.7

2002

Cast

Rachael Stirling

Nan Astley

Keeley Hawes

Kitty Butler

Jodhi May

Florence Banner

Anna Chancellor

Diana Lethaby

6.9

Witchblade

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Sara "Pez" Pezzini searches for justice which brings her into contact with the Witchblade. An ancient, intelligent, living weapon so powerful it can battle Earth's darkest evil forces. Week in and week out, Pez employs her skills as a police detective to fight crime. Pez finds she must employ the Witchblade to combat a much greater and frighteningly organized conspiracy of evil that threatens the very soul of humanity.

7.4

Exterminate All the Brutes

2021

Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.

6.5

The Runaway

2011

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7.6

Tada's Do-It-All House

2013

In the fictional town of Mahoro on the outskirts of Tokyo is Tada Benriken, a small business which does odd jobs. Its owner is the solemn and level-headed Tada Keisuke, and his unexpected guest, the easygoing but vague Gyoten Haruhiko, a former junior high school classmate who showed up one day and started to sponge on him. The two of them get on like oil and water, and yet are somehow inseparable. They receive queer, dubious incoming odd job requests which they accept, and what comes into view are the friendship between them as well as the backgrounds of their clients.

5.5

Rivalen der Rennbahn

1989

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5.3

Vital Signs

2006

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7.3

Fingersmith

2005

A young woman is hired as a maid to an heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a gentleman to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.

7.7

Shaun the Sheep

2007

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7.7

Murdoch Mysteries

2008

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7.6

The L Word

2004

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7.8

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7.7

Orange Is the New Black