Russell T Davies New Drama Gets Trigger Warning

writer Russell T Davies' new drama Tip Toe is so controversial it has been slapped with a trigger warning.

The gritty series will follow two neighbours, played by acting legends Alan Cumming and David Morrisey, who end up becoming enemies as the world becomes less tolerant and more divisive.

And when the show airs later this month, viewers will be warned that it is a tough watch, as Russell tackles hard-hitting topics in the five-parter.

The trigger warning says: 'Content warning: This programme contains scenes of graphic harm as well as depictions of racist and homophobic attitudes.'

At the UK Premiere of Tip Toe at the BFI Southbank, Channel 4 boss Ian Katz said: 'I think viewers will watch with mounting dread and high blood pressure.

'This show has something to say about the country we live in. Tip Toe is a call that years of progress have gone into reverse.

'Tip Toe is an urgent wake up call about the intolerant and at times idiotic country that Russell fears we are becoming.'

Producers and bosses at Channel 4 are braced for a backlash when it starts airing later this month because it tackles a string of sensitive issues. It's likely it will spark complaints to Ofcom.

Channel 4 will air it after the 9pm watershed due to the content. 

The series is Russell's follow up to Queer As Folk and It's A Sin.

Russell's last drama was the devastating and critically acclaimed It's A Sin, which followed a group of young friends during the 1980s AIDS crisis.

Now Russell will again shed light on the community as he explores the rising animosity and dangerous prejudice facing LGBTQ + people today.

Russell said the purpose of the show is to highlight how 'simply being gay in 2026 is political'.

A synopsis of the series, which is from Quay Street Productions, reads: 'The five-part series will follow Leo [Cumming] and Clive [Morissey] who live next door to each other in Manchester. Leo runs a bar on Canal Street and Clive's an electrician, with two teenage sons.