If you are a fan of Sarah Waters, it will surely be old news to you that the BBC has made her infamous lesbian novel "Tipping the Velvet" into a television series.

Often, movie's made from novels, lack the steam and excitement as the novels they are created from, but that is not the case in BBC's version of Tipping the Velvet.   Like the novel itself the movie was nothing short of delightful.  And surprisingly so.

So, here I was... getting home late in the evening, exhausted from an all day long Pride celebration, getting ready to go to bed and turned on the television to watch the news for a quick minute, and the TV was on the BBC channel.   I had heard that the BBC had been airing the series and was happy to see it on. OK, I thought, I should tape this so that I can watch it later.... but guess what?  I didn't. I   became so enthralled in the three hour long series that I ended up getting a rush of energy (not to mention anything else) and staying up hours.

What made the series so wonderful was that it was funny, sexually risque, endearing and then of course, the heroine, Nan, played by Rachael Stirling. The series tells the story of the young woman coming of age and her adventures as she discovers her sexuality.  She meets a few interesting characters along the way, becomes famous, experiments with cross dressing, has her heart broken, becomes a sex slave and discovers love.

If you enjoyed the novel, you will certainly enjoy the movie. It was truly a treat, sexually intense, amusing and enthralling... all at the same time.