Kaleidoscope
film bring us one of the most
controversial TV productions of
recent times with Tipping The
Velvet.
Adapted by Andrew Davies from
the novel by Sarah Waters
Tipping the Velvet is your
typical Sunday Night BBC1
costume drama but with the two
main characters being cross
dressing lesbians, Rachel
Stirling (daughter of Diana Rigg
and sounding just like her mum)
plays Nan who chances to see a
performance by male impersonator
Kitty Butler (played by the
gorgeous Keeley Hawes), Nan is immediately
smitten and takes a job as
Kitty's dresser, it isn't too
long before the pair are
involved in a steamy passionate
affair, later Nan finds her
stuck in the Victorian sexual
underworld as the plaything of a
wealthy lady.
THE
DVD
Despite
the controversy that the UK
tabloids kicked up (reams of
articles were written about the
show and its subject matter
before it even aired) Tipping
the Velvet is well worth adding
to the collection of anyone
interested in quality drama.
Being such a new show picture
and sound are top notch of
course, extras on this single
disc include an indepth
interview with writers Andrew
Davies and Sarah Waters as well
as extensive photo gallery and
the usual scene selection.
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