The Best Episodes of Tipping the Velvet

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
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   8.1/10(131 votes)

   #1 - Episode 3

   S1:E312/23/2002

   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...

   Director:Geoffrey Sax

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.8/10(153 votes)

   #2 - Episode 1

   S1:E112/9/2002

   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.

   Director:Geoffrey Sax

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Geoffrey Sax

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   7.7/10(131 votes)

   #3 - Episode 2

   S1:E212/16/2002

   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.

   Director:Geoffrey Sax

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Geoffrey Sax

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