Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies has warned that his new show is 'woke on a colossal scale' and 'will be hated' as he ditches the BBC in favour of Channel 4.
From the team behind the ground-breaking Queer as Folk, gritty Channel 4 series Tip Toe 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.
Russell's last drama for Channel 4 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'.
He told Deadline: 'People will hate it. My word this show is going to get called woke on a colossal scale, but I'm happy to be called woke.'
Tip Toe will follow two male neighbours who end up becoming enemies as the world becomes less tolerant and more divisive.
Russell approached his long-time producing partner with the idea for the show because he wanted to shed light on the increased hostility the queer community have been facing.
'I felt the queer discourse was becoming so hostile and dangerous in a way I never thought would happen again, so I came to Nicola and said, "Hello, let's do this",' he said.
A synopsis of the series 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.
'But just as life should be settling down, the world around them is growing more tense.
'Words become weapons, opinions become radicalised, and gradually, two neighbours become deadly enemies in a tense, suburban thriller which challenges everything we consider to be safe.
'The series, populated with a cast of vibrant characters and underscored with Davies' trademark wit and deft humour, is an urgent yet gripping tale that brings a spotlight to bear on the re-emergence of an incipient threat.'
Russell said of the series last year: 'It's my honour to combine my old home, Channel 4, with my second home, Canal Street.
'This is a show I had to write because the world is getting stranger, tougher and darker, and frankly, the fight is on.'
It comes after it was revealed David Tennant is making an epic return to Russell's Doctor Who to 'save the world all over again' in 15 new installments - but there's a snag.
The Scottish actor, 54, of course portrayed both the Tenth and Fourteenth incarnations of the Doctor.
However, David won't be returning to the 'Whoniverse' on-screen for the BBC, but rather in audio form via Big Finish.
He said in an official announcement: 'Big Finish makes it dangerously easy - you turn up, have a lovely time, and suddenly you've saved the universe again.'
Big Finish's creative director Nicholas Briggs said: 'We're always on the lookout for David to return.
'He is such a busy, in-demand actor; sometimes, it's just not possible for him to find the time to come to the studio.
'But we're always ready and waiting with new stories to tell and now he's back and we're loving every minute of it. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride during these new adventures.'