First look at Russell T Davies’ 'Tip Toe', starring Alan Cumming and David Morrissey

Channel 4 has released first look images from multi-BAFTA award-winning writer Russell T Davies’ (It’s a Sin, Queer as Folk) new five-part drama Tip Toe, starring Alan Cumming and David Morrissey.

Emmy and Tony award-winner Alan Cumming is Leo; vivid, funny and dynamic, the owner of a bar called Spit & Polish in Manchester’s Gay Village. BAFTA-nominated David Morrissey is Clive, Leo’s unsmiling and troubled next-door neighbour. 

Leo and Clive have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost 15 years. But just as life should be settling down, the world around them is growing more tense. Words become weapons, opinions become radicalised, and gradually, two neighbours become deadly enemies in a tense, suburban thriller which challenges everything we consider to be safe.

The series, populated with a cast of vibrant characters and underscored with Davies’ trademark wit and deft humour, is an urgent tale that brings a spotlight to bear on the prejudices which are creeping back into our lives, in a story that speaks not just to the queer community but to the world today.

Russell T Davies says; "I’m so excited for 2026 - this show has some of the finest acting I’ve ever seen, from the most splendid cast, and I can’t wait for it to hit Channel 4."

Russell T Davies’ most recent Channel 4 drama was the critically acclaimed, It’s A Sin, which powerfully examined the devastating human story behind the 1980s AIDS crisis and went on to become Channel 4’s biggest ever instant boxset on streaming.