Alan Cumming and David Morrissey become 'deadly enemies' in new Channel 4 thriller Tip Toe - first look
Channel 4's 'Tip Toe', a tense thriller by Russell T Davies, stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey as rival neighbours in Manchester.
A new five-part thriller will see two celebrated actors become ‘deadly enemies’ as Channel 4 reveals first look images.
Emmy and Tony award-winner and Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee Alan Cumming is Leo; vivid, funny and dynamic, the owner of a bar called Spit & Polish in Manchester’s Gay Village. BAFTA-nominated and RTS-winner David Morrissey is Clive, Leo’s unsmiling and troubled next-door neighbour.
Filmed entirely in Manchester, the series is written by multi-BAFTA award-winning writer Russel T Davies whose critically acclaimed drama, It’s A Sin, went on to become Channel 4’s biggest ever instant boxset on streaming.
Channel 4 Tip Toe plot
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 is described as “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; "We’re in the final days of filming, and 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."
Channel 4 Tip Toe cast
- David Morrissey
- Alan Cumming
- Pooky Quesnel
- Jackson Connor
- Joseph Evans
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Iz Hesketh
- Shakeel Kimotho
- Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo
- Paul Rhys
- Charlie Condou
- Denise Welch