Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Adapted by Laura Wade

Based on the novel by Sarah Waters

Director Patricia Logue

Nan falls in love with the exciting Kitty and follows her to London, where self-discovery and adventures await her. It’s been over 20 years since Sarah Water’s debut novel was adapted for the BBC, provoking some contention about its sexual explicitness. 

The exploration of gender identity, sexism, and class is set against a backdrop of lesbian presence and history in Victorian London.