The show promises ” … a vital story that speaks not just to the queer community but to the world today.”
Updated 25/06/25: “Finished!”
While the future of Doctor Who in its current form remains up in the air, in the lap of the (Disney) gods, Russell T Davies has been industrious. His next project, first announced back in February, is a new five-part drama series called Tip Toe.
The show brings the writer back to Channel 4 where he first made his name with Queer as Folk, and the home of 2021’s acclaimed It’s A Sin.
Taking to Instagram yesterday, RTD confirmed that the scripts for Tip Toe are complete, and that we can expect to see the show in 2026.
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The War Between the Land and the Sea
While Tip Toe is in the works, the Whoniverse still has the five-part spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea to air.
Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Russell Tovey and Doctor Who‘s UNIT team, it’s a writing collaboration between RTD and Pete McTighe.
We’ll keep you posted on both shows.
Original article (of 14/02/25) continues…
Tip Toe – new Channel 4 LGBTQ+ drama from Russell T Davies
Channel 4 have announced a new LGBTQ+ themed drama series from writer Russell T Davies. The broadcaster has previously been home his shows, including the groundbreaking Queer as Folk and 2021’s compelling It’s a Sin.
In Tip Toe, Davies will explore the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today, examining the danger as prejudice creeps back into our lives. Problems we thought were long-gone are returning, toughened and weaponised, until no one knows truth from lies any more.
The series re-teams the writer with his long-time collaborator Nicola Shindler of Quay Street Productions. Plus, director Peter Hoar (It’s a Sin, Nolly), who is returning to Doctor Who for the upcoming 2025 series. All three serve as executive producers.
Here’s the synopsis for Tip Toe:
The five-part series will follow Leo and Clive who live next door to each other in Manchester. Leo runs a bar on Canal Street, Clive’s an electrician, with two teenage sons. 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 yet gripping tale that brings a spotlight to bear on the re-emergence of an incipient threat.
Russell T Davies said:
“It’s my honour to combine my old home, Channel 4, with my second home, Canal Street. This is a show I had to write because the world is getting stranger, tougher and darker, and frankly, the fight is on.”
We’ll keep you posted on Tip Toe.