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Alan Cumming Opens Up About 'Traumatic' Shoot For Tip Toe's Brutal Final Episode

Alan Cumming as Leo in the Channel 4 drama Tip Toe This article contains major spoilers for the final episode of Tip Toe. The finale of Tip Toe made for one of the most difficult TV viewing experiences of the year so far – and it was clearly no walk in the park to shoot, either. In the final episode of Russell T Davies ’ hard-hitting drama, Alan Cumming ’s character is seen being strung up on a lamppost outside of his home by his next door neighbour and a baying mob, after being falsely and baselessly accused of grooming. Alan previously told HuffPost UK that he knew going into Tip Toe that these were going to be difficult scenes to film, and is now opening up to Metro about just how much the shoot “affected” him. “ Everyone was so kind and caring about it, but obviously, it was so traumatic to do,” he recalled. “Just having something around your neck like that is so traumatic.” The Emmy winner went on to share that the similarities between himself and his character, Leo, made his fate even more difficult to stomach. He explained: “Inevitably, any character [you play], there’s you in it, your spirit. So I was murdered by a group of people who think I am worthless, and it takes you a while to get over that. “I really connected with Leo. I’ve got a lot in common with [Leo]… it was really, really difficult, and I am very emotional about it.” Leo and Clive's rivalry comes to a harrowing end in the Tip Toe finale Alan recently opened up about taking an “immediate” digital detox after filming on Tip Toe was complete. “I think that was not unconnected [to the show’s themes],” he told us . “I think the story of Tip Toe just shows the toxicity of our social media world, and so it was so amazing to get away from all that.” He also admitted: “I was glad to leave Leo behind – much as I loved him. But, it was also a nice bridge away from the show, to not have to deal with anything online.” During a separate interview with HuffPost UK , Russell T Davies spoke candidly about his aim with Tip Toe’s brutal final scene. The Bafta winner also admitted as part of another interview that there had been “arguments” about exactly how best to end the show , all five episodes of which are now streaming on Channel 4. MORE TIP TOE: 9 Things We Learned From The Tip Toe Cast About The Hard-Hitting New Channel 4 Drama Russell T Davies: 'The World Is Out Of Control In A Way We Won't Even Contemplate' Tip Toe Creator Russell T Davies Talks Us Through The Show's Brutal Ending

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