1 of 5 | Alan Cumming, seen at his Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiling in January in Los Angeles, stars in “Tip Toe.” File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo
Starz announced Wednesday it will air the series Tip Toe later this year. Queer as Folk creator and Doctor Who writer Russell T. Davies created the five-part series.
Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star as warring Manchester neighbors in the LGBTQ+ community. Lee (Cumming) operates the Canal Street bar Spit & Polish.
Clive (Morrissey) is the father to two teenage boys (Jackson Connor and Joseph Evans). After 15 years as neighbors, Tip Toe follows Lee and Clive becoming enemies in a tense world.
The show, commissioned by Channel 4, has premiered in the U.K. Davies was pleased to return to Starz, which aired his Torchwood: Miracle Day.
“Tip Toe’s launch in the U.K. has shown that audiences are hungry for strong, bold, opinionated material,” Davies said in a statement. “That’s a perfect fit for Starz.”
Tip Toe also stars Pooky Quesnal, Elizabeth Berrington, Iz Hesketh, Shakeel Kimotho, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Paul Rhys, Charlie Condou and Denise Welch.
Cumming currently hosts The Traitors and provides the voice of Evil Bullseye in Toy Story 5. Morrissey will play Jim McCartney, Paul’s father, in the four Beatles movies coming in 2028.
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Left to right, Tony Award winners Marie Mullen, Alan Cumming, Natasha Richardson and Anthony LaPaglia pose together at the Tony Awards in New York City on June 7, 1998. Cumming won Best Actor/Musical for “Cabaret.” Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
