Overview
- Tip Toe, which premiered on Sunday 31 May, is a five-part Channel 4 drama written by Russell T Davies and starring Alan Cumming and David Morrissey.
- The series centers on a tense neighbour feud set in Manchester’s Gay Village that the show uses to examine how everyday hostility can escalate into violence.
- Episode one begins with a confronting, highly charged opening set-piece that reviewers and viewers say creates sustained unease without easing into conventional thriller beats.
- Critics have praised the series as urgent and landmark work with standout performances from Cumming and Morrissey, and the cast describe the drama as intended to prompt wider public awareness.
- Episodes 1 and 2 are available to stream on Channel 4 and episode 3 is scheduled for 9pm on Sunday 7 June, with coverage noting the show links rising anti-LGBTQ+ hostility to online misinformation and wider social pressures.