Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the hidden, decadent world of bohemian London in the 1890s. Nan Astley embarks on a voyage of emotional and sexual discovery with Kitty Butler, a music hall male impersonator.
6.8
Score
41
Andrew Davies
BBC Two

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Bernice Stegers
Mrs. Denby

John Bowe
Walter Bliss

Janet Henfrey
Mrs. Jex

Sara Stockbridge
Dickie

Di Botcher
Woman with Cigar

Alexei Sayle
Charles Frobisher

Carl Chase
Corder

Sarah Crowden
Woman with Pipe

Richard Hope
Mr. Astley

Monica Dolan
Alice Astley

Annie Hulley
Mrs. Astley
Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly
Davy Astley

Benedict Cumberbatch
Freddy

Johnny Vegas
Gully Sutherland

Dean Lennox Kelly
Tony Reeves