Tip Toe

Name: Tip Toe
Genre: 18
Released: 2026
Rating: 3

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Neighbours Leo and Clive have lived next door for 15 years, and become deadly enemies as the world around them grows more tense, exploring the prejudices creeping into modern life.

Who would love this

♥Fans of Russell T Davies’ previous work (e.g., *It’s a Sin*, *Queer as Folk*).
♥Viewers interested in intense, socially conscious dramas about modern political polarization.
♥Those who appreciate strong, character-driven performances, particularly from Alan Cumming and David Morrissey.

Who might not

✗Viewers looking for escapist or lighthearted entertainment.
✗Those who find "culture war" themes and depictions of online radicalization to be too stressful or triggering.
✗Viewers who prefer subtle, slow-burn storytelling over more direct, "angry" social commentary.

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What critics are saying about Tip Toe

Tip Toe review – David Morrissey is magnificent in Russell T Davies’s brutal new drama Refugees, homophobia, gay rights, even Trump, are all covered in this opener, which occasionally leans ... as possible. Cumming keeps the spiky, idiosyncratic Leo just the right side of likable and relatable and Morrissey does his usual magnificent lot by showing just a little. It’s three and a half stars, rounded up because of all the good and great stuff gone before. Tip Toe is on Channel 4. This article was amended on 1 June 2026. Owing to an error introduced during editing, an earlier version used the incorrect pronoun for the character Zee. ... After this compelling opening, the rest of the first of Tip Toe's five hour-long instalments feels more like a flurry of box-ticking than drama.

Tip Toe review – David Morrissey is magnificent in Russell T Davies’s ...

Tip Toe. 9pm, Channel 4 A harrowing scene on a regular residential street in Manchester ropes you into this new drama by Russell T Davies. It then rewinds a few weeks to tell the lively story of how the main characters – Canal Street bar owner Leo (Alan Cumming) and electrician Clive (David Morrissey) – ended up in such an awful situation. With the executive producer and director of It’s a Sin working with Davies again, the team have created a powerful, nuanced and urgent look at the modern state of culture wars in LGBTQ+ communities.

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