{"id":8939,"date":"2026-05-05T14:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=8939"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:34:37","slug":"tip-toe-russell-t-davies-new-thriller-series-is-about-the-divisions-in-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/tip-toe-russell-t-davies-new-thriller-series-is-about-the-divisions-in-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip Toe: Russell T. Davies\u2019 New Thriller Series Is About \u2018The Divisions In Society\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>A new Russell T. Davies series is always to be celebrated. The Welsh creative has given us some of the most seismic British dramas for decades now \u2013 going all the way back to <em>Queer As Folk<\/em>, through to <em>Years &amp; Years<\/em> and <em>It\u2019s A Sin<\/em> (via multiple trips in the TARDIS to boot). Now, he\u2019s back with another original: <em>Tip Toe<\/em>, a thriller that prods at the bubbling rage that feels prevalent in society right now, all led by a stellar cast.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>The series depicts a feud between Alan Cumming\u2019s gay bar owner Leo, and David Morrissey\u2019s homophobic electrician Clive, two neighbours from Manchester, tracing the events that build up to a shocking act of violence between the pair. \u201cIt\u2019s about the divisions in society,\u201d says Morrissey. \u201cAnd how we\u2019ve grown apart, fuelled by anger and hatred.\u201d Don\u2019t expect a neat black-and-white beef, though. \u201cIt\u2019s not a drama that has a cartoon villain and a cartoon hero,\u201d Morrissey explains. \u201cThere are times when Clive is vulnerable in front of Leo, but Leo immediately fucking kicks him in the nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Expect the usual hard-hitting drama, sharp wit, and nuanced character dynamics that Davies\u2019 work provides. \u201cIt\u2019s Russell T Davies looking at what\u2019s happening right now,\u201d teases Cumming. \u201cIt\u2019s a world where violence is being normalised.\u201d Must-see TV incoming.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire's Aliens 40th anniversary cover\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tip-toe-russell-t-davies-new-thriller-series-is-about-the-divisions-in-society.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>Read <em>Empire<\/em>\u2019s full <em>Tip Toe<\/em> story in the Aliens issue, on sale Thursday May 7. Pre-order a copy online here. <em>Tip Toe<\/em> comes to Channel 4 this month.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Russell T. Davies series is always to be celebrated. The Welsh creative has given us some of the most seismic British dramas for decades now \u2013 going all the way back to Queer As Folk, through to Years &amp; Years and It\u2019s A Sin (via multiple trips in the TARDIS to boot). Now, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-47"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8941,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8939\/revisions\/8941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}