Kinky Boots
British comedy starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. A man inherits his family's shoe factory. Things look bleak until he meets a cabaret singer who introduces him to a niche market.
A Northampton shoe factory is on the verge of closing down, unable to compete with cheap imports. The reluctant and desperate owner is inspired by an outrageous drag queen to switch production to saucy footwear for transvestites - to the despair of his fiancée and the shop floor.
An Ealing comedy for the Ann Summers generation.
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The Prettiest Star
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David Bowie
The Prettiest Star
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The Red Shoes
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Wild Is The Wind
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
I Want To Be Evil
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Whatever Lola Wants
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Together We Are Beautiful
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Kirsty MacColl
In These Shoes?
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Nina Simone
I Put A Spell On You
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Steel Shank
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Lyn Collins
Mr Big Stuff
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Adrian Johnston
Free To Walk
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James Brown
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
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Dub Pistols
String Vest
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Yes Sir I Can Boogie
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
These Boots Are Made For Walking/Cha Cha Heels/In These Shoes/Going Back To My Roots
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Kirsty MacColl
In These Shoes?
Kinky Boots inspiration comes out of the shadows
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Charlie | Joel Edgerton |
| Lola | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Lauren | Sarah-Jane Potts |
| Don | Nick Frost |
| Melanie | Linda Bassett |
| Nicola | Jemima Rooper |
| Harold Price | Robert Pugh |
| George | Ewan Hooper |
| Big Mike | Stephen Marcus |
| Pat | Mona Hammond |
| Jeannie | Kellie Bright |
| Trish | Joanna Scanlan |
| Director | Julian Jarrold |
| Writer | Geoff Deane |
| Writer | Tim Firth |
| Producer | Nicholas Barton |
| Producer | Peter Ettedgui |
| Producer | Suzanne Mackie |
Broadcasts
- Sun 22 Jun 200821:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sun 4 Jan 200922:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
Sun 19 Jul 200922:45- Thu 6 May 201023:00BBC Two England
- Sun 12 Oct 201422:35BBC Two Scotland, Wales, England & HD only
- Thu 7 May 201522:30BBC Two England & HD only
- Boxing Day 201523:30BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales & England only
- Sun 2 Sep 201822:00BBC Two Wales
- Sun 2 Sep 201823:00BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Mon 3 Sep 201800:40BBC Two Wales
- New Year's Day 201901:35BBC One except Scotland
- Sat 19 Oct 201922:30BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 8 May 202023:20
- Sat 12 Jun 202123:40BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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