The BEST episodes of Tipping the Velvet

Every episode of Tipping the Velvet ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Tipping the Velvet!

Tipping the Velvet is a slightly raunchy drama from the BBC that more than anything is a passionate love story between two Victorian women. Set in the 1890s, it follows the rise of Kitty Butler, a male impersonator in the musical halls and her devoted dresser Nan. When Kitty ends their affair, Nan drifts into the seedy sexual underworld of Victorian London but winds up destitute, alone and about to face the biggest decision of her life.

Last Updated: 3/28/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
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Episode 2
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7.83
18 votes

#1 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2002

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.

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Episode 3
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7.80
15 votes

#2 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2002

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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Episode 1
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7.32
22 votes

#3 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2002

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.

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