Tip Toe 'beyond frightening' as Channel 4 drama opens with graphic scene

Alan Cumming is extraordinary in Tip Toe, a terrifying, landmark queer drama

Russell T Davies's *Tip Toe* (Channel 4, 5 episodes) stars Alan Cumming as a gay Manchester bar owner murdered by his homophobic neighbour, charting LGBTQ+ hatred as a systemic, escalating threat in contemporary Britain. As tech employers face renewed DEI scrutiny, the series signals that LGBTQ+ inclusion is a live fault line — not a resolved chapter — with direct bearing on employer branding and workplace culture strategy.