Starz has released a new trailer for the queer thriller series “Tip Toe,” which premieres Oct. 2, with new episodes available to stream weekly on Fridays on the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms.
The series, from Russell T Davies (“Doctor Who,” “Torchwood,” “Queer As Folk”), stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey. It recently premiered in the U.K. to critical acclaim and much praise for its performances and storytelling.
In the series, Leo (Cumming) and Clive (Morrissey) have lived next door to each other in Manchester for nearly 15 years. Leo runs Spit & Polish, a bar on Canal Street, and Clive is an electrician with two teenage sons. But just as life should be settling down for both, the world around them is growing more tense. Words become weapons, opinions become radicalized and gradually the two neighbors become deadly enemies.
Filmed entirely in Manchester, the series also stars Pooky Quesnel (“The A Word,” “Moonflower Murders”) as Clive’s wife, Marie; Jackson Connor (“Phoenix Rise,” “Masters of the Air”) as Clive’s youngest son, George; Joseph Evans (The Map That Leads To You, Finding Emily) as George’s older brother, Saul; Elizabeth Berrington (“Lost Boys & Fairies,” Last Night In Soho) as Leo’s best friend, Stephanie; Iz Hesketh (“Renegade Nell,” “Hollyoaks”) as Zee, and Shakeel Kimotho (“La Cage Aux Folles” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and the international tour of “Cats”) as Hanna, who both work at Spit & Polish.
“Tip Toe” is produced by Quay Street Productions, with Nicola Shindler, CEO of Quay Street Productions, Russell T Davies, Peter Hoar and Alan Cumming serving as executive producers. The series is produced by Phil Collinson, directed by Peter Hoar, and cast by Andy Pryor. “Tip Toe” is produced in association with ITV Studios which also distributes the show internationally.
