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How to watch Tip Toe season 1 for FREE — stream the Russell T Davies drama from anywhere

Manchester neighbours Leo and Clive fall victim to this hellish political climate

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A heartfelt and impassioned plea from Russell T Davies, Tip Toe captures what it means to be part of a marginalised community in today's Britain. The five-part suburban drama revolves around gay bar owner Leo (Alan Cumming) and electrician Clive (David Morrissey), long-term neighbours whose arm's-length but cordial relations become soured by the incumbent political climate of division.

You can watch Tip Toe online from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.

"It's like he creeps through the walls," says Clive of Leo, in a bitter effort to explain his growing detachment from the world at large, but most of all his wife Diane (Denise Welch) and sons George (Jackson Connor) and Saul (Joseph Evans). Ironically, it's on the other side of the wall that his insidious newfound worldview has long-ago seeped over the threshold and in through the windows to impose itself on every facet of Leo's life, both public and private.

It's not through soul-searching or conversation with his loved ones that Clive has arrived at this conclusion. Instead, it came to him through his TV screen, his computer, phone, radio, newspaper – simple answers to difficult questions, an obligation to shift responsibility to the person who's a little bit different from you.

Leo, for his part, only has himself to blame. It was he, after all, who raised his head above the parapet, by offering Clive a lifeline when he was struggling to make ends meet, with work at Canal Street's Spit and Polish. As he's advised by Melba (Paul Rhys): "I used to walk into rooms and go, ta-daa! Now I walk on tip toe. In case I get seen."

Read on as we explain how to watch Tip Toe from anywhere.

Yes. Viewers in the UK can watch Tip Toe FREE of charge on Channel 4 and the Channel 4 streaming service.

Traveling outside the UK? You can use a VPN to watch Tip Toe for free as if you were right at home.

If you're keen to watch Tip Toe but you're away from home and access to the show is geo-blocked, you can always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.

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Viewers in the UK can watch Tip Toe for FREE on Channel 4 and via the Channel 4 streaming service.

There are five episodes in total, but it follows a slightly irregular release pattern. The first four episodes air on Sundays and Mondays, starting May 31, but the season finale will follow-on on Tuesday. Scroll down for the exact release schedule.

Outside the UK? Use a VPN to gain access to all the content you'd normally stream at home.

Can I watch Tip Toe in the US, Australia or Canada?

At the time of publication, Tip Toe hasn't been picked up for broadcast in the US, Canada or Australia.

For now, a VPN will help you tune in if you're a Brit spending time abroad. Nord VPN is our recommended provider, and you can find out why with our in-depth Nord VPN review.

Tip Toe comprises five episodes. At the time of publication it isn't clear if there will be a season 2.

The Tip Toe finale will premiere in the UK on Tuesday, June 9 at 9pm BST.

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Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.

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