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Tipping the Velvet

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on BBC Two England

First of Andrew Davies's new three-part drama based on the novel by Sarah Waters. Naive young oyster maid Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with music hall male impersonator Kitty Butler.
Velvet underground: page 24

Contributors

Writer:
Andrew Davies
Based on the novel by:
Sarah Waters.
Producer:
Georgina Lowe
Director:
Geoffrey Sax
Nan Astley:
Rachael Stirling
Kitty Butler:
Keeley Hawes
Alice Astley:
Monica Dolan
Mr Astley:
Richard Hope
Mrs Astley:
Annie Hulley
Tony Reeves:
Dean Lennox Kelly
Davy Astley:
Peter Kelly
Freddy:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tricky Reeves:
Jim McManus
Gully Sutherland:
Johnny Vegas
Walter Bliss:
John Bowe
Mrs Dendy:
Bernice Stegers
Chairman:
Michael Kilgarriff
Jimmy Burns:
Daniel Mays
Charles Frobisher:
Alexei Sayle
Barber:
William Sleigh
Source: Radio Times

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