Alan Cumming calls Tip Toe his most accomplished role

Alan Cumming said that Tip Toe represents the work he is most proud of, even though the filming left him "extremely exhausting and traumatic". The five-episode miniseries, written by Russell T. Davies, the creator of Doctor Who, was released on 13 August 2026 on HBO Max France. It follows Leo Struthers, a gay bartender from Canal Street played by Cumming, and his neighbour electrician Clive Goss, played by David Morrissey, whose relationship deteriorates under the pressure of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric. The psychological thriller opens and closes with Leo's hanging in front of his home. According to AlloCiné, viewers gave the series a rating of 4.2 / 5. The role joins the actor's previous successes, from The Good Wife to X-Men 2.