‘Tip Toe’: How to Watch Alan Cumming & David Morrissey Queer Drama in the U.S.

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey‘s U.K. drama thriller Tip Toe will soon be available to U.S. viewers, and Starz has just revealed when, along with the trailer (above). The series is created by Queer as Folk and Doctor Who‘s Russell T Davies and explores the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQIA+ community today.

Cumming and Morrissey play warring neighbors in the five-episode queer drama. Here’s how and when you can watch and stream it.

What is Tip Toe about?

Tip Toe was commissioned by U.K. Broadcaster Channel 4 from Quay Street Productions, part of ITV Studios, and recently premiered in the U.K. to critical acclaim.

It follows Leo (Cumming) and Clive (Morrissey), who have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost 15 years. Leo runs Spit & Polish, a bar on Canal Street, and Clive is an electrician with two teenage sons. Just as life should be settling down for both, though, the world around them is growing more tense. Words become weapons, opinions become radicalized, and gradually the two neighbors become deadly enemies in a tense, thrilling drama that spotlights the prejudices that have started to creep back into our lives, in a story that speaks not just to the queer community, but to the world at large.

“It’s my great delight to return to Starz after many years,” said Russell T. Davies, executive producer. “Tip Toe’s launch in the U.K. has shown that audiences are hungry for strong, bold, opinionated material — and that’s a perfect fit for Starz!”

Check out a clip from the series in the Instagram video embedded below.

 

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When does Tip Toe come out in the U.S.?

Starz has acquired the exclusive rights to Tip Toe. It premieres on Friday, October 2, only on the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. Two episodes will come out weekly.

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Who is in the Tip Toe cast?

Filmed entirely in Manchester, the series also stars Pooky Quesnel as Clive’s wife, Marie; Jackson Connor as Clive’s youngest son, George; Joseph Evans as George’s older brother, Saul; Elizabeth Berrington as Leo’s best friend, Stephanie; Iz Hesketh as Zee, and Shakeel Kimotho as Hanna, who both work at Spit & Polish; Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as the bar’s manager, Judy; Paul Rhys as Melba, a Canal Street fixture; Charlie Condou as Leo’s ex-husband, Curtis; and Denise Welch as Diane.

“Russell T. Davies has created a gripping and deeply affecting series that speaks directly to the cultural tensions and anxieties shaping modern life,” said Alison Hoffman, president of the Starz. “Anchored by extraordinary performances from Alan Cumming and David Morrissey, Tip Toe examines identity, fear, and polarization in our society in a way that is at once funny, devastating, and profoundly human. It’s exactly the type of daring and original storytelling that we’re dedicated and proud to champion at Starz.”

“We’re absolutely thrilled to partner with Starzto bring this exceptional series to American audiences,” said Tom Clark, EVP of Global Sales & Commercial Strategy at ITV Studios. “Tip Toe delivers bold and distinctive storytelling that resonates globally, and after an impactful debut in the U.K., we can’t wait for U.S. viewers to experience this gripping drama.”

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