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Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies revert to play with Tip Toe , a spiritual subsequence to Queer as Folk but set in darker current sentence .
Channel 4has commissionedTip Toe , a new original drama from the multi - award - winningRussell T Davies(It ’s A Sin , Queer as Folk , Doctor Who ) , produced by Quay Street Productions ( part of ITV Studios ) and executive produced byNicola Shindler(Queer as Folk , It ’s A sinning , befool Me Once ) . The series will be directed byPeter Hoar(It ’s A Sin , The Last of Us , Nolly ) . This will be a spiritual sequel toQueer as Folkover twenty age subsequently , encompass the contemporary LGBTQ scene as it enters darker times .
Davy ' most recent Channel 4 drama was the extraordinary and critically acclaimedIt ’s A Sin , which strongly prove the devastating human story behind the 1980s AIDS crisis and operate on to become Channel 4 ’s biggest - ever instant boxset on streaming . Now , inTip Toe , Davies will search the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today , examining the danger as preconception cringe back into our lives . Problems we thought were long gone are return , tough , and weaponised , until no one knows the truth from Lie anymore .
The five - part series will follow Leo and Clive , who live next door to each other in Manchester . Leo runs a ginmill on Canal Street , and Clive ’s an linesman with two teenaged sons . But just as life should be settling down , the creation around them is growing more tense . Words become weapons , opinions become radicalised , and gradually , two neighbours become deadly enemies in a tense , suburban thriller that challenges everything we consider to be safe . The series , inhabit with a cast of vivacious characters and emphasise with Sir Humphrey Davy ' trademark brainpower and dexterous humour , is an pressing yet grip fib that take a spotlight to bear on the re - emergence of an incipient threat . Twenty - five years later , the team behind the flat coat - breakingQueer as Folk , is returning to Manchester and Canal Street with this full of life news report that speaks not just to the queer community but to the world today .
" It ’s my honour to compound my sometime home , Channel 4 , with my 2d household , Canal Street . This is a show I had to write because the world is getting stranger , tougher and darker , and candidly , the scrap is on , " Humphrey Davy shared . Nicola Shindler , Executive Producer , said , " I am so pleased to be back working with Russell at Channel 4 and to be give way the chance to tell such an important fib . Tip Toe is not just a seasonable drama , but a enamor story shot through with Russell ’s splendid wit , warmth , and annihilating poignancy . “Ollie Madden , Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama , share , " It is a huge exclusive right to back this remarkable young series from Russell , one of the bang-up writers of our time , and the gentleman behind some of our most earned run average - defining hits , including ' Queer as Folk ' and ' It ’s A sinfulness . ' We could n’t love Tip Toe more : it is funny , gripping , full of heart , and an urgent call to arm . It perfectly stand for what we ’re about at Channel 4 , and we are beyond thrilled to be working with Nicola , Russell , and Peter again on this very especial show . "
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