Overview
- Channel 4’s drama Tip Toe concluded its run and resolved the mystery set up by the series’ opening flashforward.
- Cumming says he spoke with creator Russell T Davies about his character’s fate before he received the scripts and always knew the role would end in death.
- The actor described the death sequence as deeply distressing to perform and said the physical staging of the scene made it especially hard.
- Production paused for a week after the demanding sequence, and Cumming says he returned after the break with a different perspective and felt able to complete filming.
- Cumming called the role rewarding, said he connected strongly with Leo’s story set around Manchester’s Canal Street, and warned the work left a lasting emotional impact on him.