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Tip Toe is now available to stream in full on Channel 4, and viewers who\u2019ve made it to the finale have been left \u201ctraumatised\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new drama, created by Russell T Davies, follows neighbours Leo (Alan Cumming) and Clive (David Morrissey). Leo is an outgoing and proudly queer man who runs a bar in Manchester\u2019s Gay Village. Clive, meanwhile, is a bitter and deeply insecure bigot.<\/p>\n

The first episode opened with a shocking image: Cumming\u2019s character hanging from a lamppost as horrified screams rang out beneath him.<\/p>\n

Across the series, viewers learn exactly what led to that devastating moment. And if you\u2019ve made it to the end, you can watch the Tip Toe<\/a> finale now via Channel 4\u2019s website and app.<\/p>\n

***Warning: spoilers for Tip Toe ahead***<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tip Toe doesn\u2019t end well for anyone (Credit: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tip Toe ending leaves viewers \u2018in tears\u2019<\/h2>\n

In the closing moments of Tip Toe, Clive, consumed by anger over his son\u2019s sexuality, his other son\u2019s OnlyFans account and Leo\u2019s very existence, orders his football mates to \u201cstring up\u201d Leo.<\/p>\n

The group use cable to hoist him from a lamppost outside his home. Clive also spots Zee (Iz Hesketh), Leo\u2019s trans colleague, but she manages to get back inside before the mob can reach her.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s effectively a public lynching.<\/p>\n

After the group flee the scene, the episode lingers on the horrific aftermath. Characters including Stephanie (Elizabeth Berrington) and Marie (Pooky Quesnel) are left screaming and sobbing in shock.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m genuinely in tears,\u201d one person wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose final 10 minutes absolutely wrecked me. Even though you knew what was coming, it was horrifying to watch,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n

Over on Reddit, one viewer commented: \u201cI am shocked, it is amazing, traumatic and mentally scarring\u2026 this show is still amazing, though mentally and emotionally challenging to almost breaking point for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no idea how I\u2019ll be able to unwind enough to sleep tonight,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me feel so anxious and nauseous,\u201d a third viewer commented.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery dark and very believable something like that could happen. Insane television,\u201d a fourth added.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I think something big\u2019s gonna happen\u2019 (Credit: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tip Toe stars say finale is a \u2018wake-up call\u2019<\/h2>\n

Speaking to Radio Times<\/a>, Cumming said the events of the finale felt frighteningly plausible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt completely could happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about forcing people to reckon with where we are\u2026 and hopefully start to change that. And it has to come from our leaders, they need to speak out more, and say, \u2018No, this is wrong, this is disgusting, we\u2019re not going to countenance it.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Davies was equally blunt.<\/p>\n

In his view, \u201cthe actual event of this, the public nature of this is where we are heading\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are living in a Britain now where some people, some politicians even, will happily talk about the burning down of hotels with migrants in them,\u201d he told Channel 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a woman is imprisoned for encouraging that act, she becomes a folk hero. So, all steps are on this road. This is not a fantasy. You can see the steps we are taking to get there. We are on a road towards terror.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: The best movies you can watch on Channel 4 now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tip Toe is available to stream on Channel 4 now.<\/strong><\/p>\n