25 years after Queer as Folk, Russell T Davies has reunited with Nicola Shindler (It’s A Sin, Fool Me Once) for a new original drama based in Manchester.
Tip Toe follows Davies’ It’s A Sin, which examined the devastating human story behind the 1980s AIDS crisis – and became Channel 4’s biggest ever instant boxset on streaming.
The new 5-parter will explore the “corrosive forces” facing the LGBTQ+ community today and the danger as prejudice returns. Problems, thought to be long-gone are back, but “toughened and weaponised.”
“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,” explained Quay Street Productions’ Nicola Shindler, Executive Producer.
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 and the two neighbours become deadly enemies in a tense, suburban thriller “which challenges everything we consider to be safe.”
“It’s my honour to combine my old home, Channel 4, with my second home, Canal Street,” added Russell T Davies, Writer and Creator.
“This is a show I had to write because the world is getting stranger, tougher and darker, and frankly, the fight is on.”
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The series will be directed by Peter Hoar (It’s A Sin, The Last of Us, Nolly).
“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,” explained Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama.
“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.”
Casting has yet to be announced.
