The new drama reunites the team behind Queer as Folk to tell a vital story that speaks not just to the queer community but to the world today.
Channel 4 has today announced that following the critically acclaimed success of landmark shows Queer as Folk and It’s A Sin, Russell T Davies will return to the channel with what promises to be a powerfully resonant new original drama, Tip Toe.
Over 25 years since Queer as Folk, the team behind the ground-breaking drama are returning to Manchester and Canal Street, with this vital story that speaks not just to the queer community but to the world today.
The five-part series will explore the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today, examining the danger as prejudice creeps back into our lives. Problems we thought were long-gone are returning, toughened and weaponised, until no one knows truth from lies any more.
Tip Toe will follow Leo and Clive who live next door to each other in Manchester. Leo runs a bar on Canal Street, Clive’s an electrician, with two teenage sons. But just as life should be settling down, the world around them is growing more tense.
Words become weapons, opinions become radicalised, and gradually, two neighbours become deadly enemies in a tense, suburban thriller which challenges everything we consider to be safe.
The series, populated with a cast of vibrant characters and underscored with Davies’ trademark wit and deft humour, is an urgent yet gripping tale that brings a spotlight to bear on the re-emergence of an incipient threat.
It's A Sin was Russell T Davies’ most recent Channel 4 drama, which powerfully examined the devastating human story behind the 1980s AIDS crisis and went on to become Channel 4’s biggest ever instant boxset on streaming.
Now, in Tip Toe, Davies will explore the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today, examining the danger as prejudice creeps back into our lives. Problems we thought were long-gone are returning, toughened and weaponised, until no one knows truth from lies any more.
Speaking about his latest drama, writer and creator Russell T Davies, said "It’s my honour to combine my old home, Channel 4, with my second home, Canal Street. This is a show I had to write because the world is getting stranger, tougher and darker, and frankly, the fight is on."
To which Executive Producer, Nicola Shindler, added "I am so pleased to be back working with Russell at Channel 4, and to be given the chance to tell such an important story. Tip Toe is not just a timely drama, but a captivating story shot through with Russell’s brilliant wit, warmth and devastating poignancy."
And Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama said "It is a huge privilege to back this remarkable new series from Russell, one of the greatest writers of our time, and the man behind some of our most era-defining hits, including Queer as Folk and It’s A Sin."
"We couldn’t love Tip Toe more: it is funny, gripping, full of heart, and an urgent call to arms. It perfectly represents what we’re about at Channel 4, and we are beyond thrilled to be working with Nicola, Russell and Peter again on this very special show."
Written and created by Russell T Davies, Tip Toe will be produced by Quay Street Productions, directed by Peter Hoar and executive produced by Nicola Shindler, Russell T Davies and Peter Hoar.
Casting will be announced in due course.
Tip Toe will air on Channel 4
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