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Tipping the Velvet (2002)
6.91h 0mDrama
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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S1 · 0/3 watchedDirector: Sally Head
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Rachael Stirling
Nan Astley
Keeley Hawes
Kitty Butler
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