Dirty Dancing (1987)
Airs Saturday, August 3rd at 9 p.m. • Encore Friday, August 9th at 11 p.m.
Starring: Patrick Swayze • Jennifer Grey • Jerry Orbach • Cynthia Rhodes • Jack Weston • Jane Brucker • Kelly Bishop
Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she's disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort's dance instructor, Johnny (Patrick Swayze), enlists Baby as his new partner, and the two fall in love. Baby's father forbids her from seeing Johnny, but she's determined to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.
Kinky Boots (2005) Airs Saturday, August 10th at 9 p.m. • Encore Friday, August 16th at 11 p.m.
Starring: Joel Edgerton • Chiwetel Ejiofo • Sarah-Jane Potts • Jemima Rooper
Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) reluctantly inherits his father's shoe factory in Northampton, England after his father's death. The factory is on the verge of bankruptcy, and Charlie must lay off employees. However, Charlie is inspired by Lola, a drag queen and cabaret performer (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who needs sturdy stilettos. Charlie decides to produce custom footwear for drag queens instead of the men's dress shoes the factory is known for, which alienates many workers. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover they have more in common than they realized.
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Airs Saturday, August 17th at 9 p.m. • Encore Friday, August 23rd at 11 p.m.
Starring: John Cleese • Jamie Lee Curtis • Kevin Kline • Michael Palin • Maria Aitken
British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and weapons expert Otto West (Kevin Kline), for a massive diamond heist. When the job goes badly, Wanda attempts to seduce George's stuffy lawyer, Archie Leach (John Cleese), to find out where George hid the diamonds. Meanwhile, Ken repeatedly attempts to kill an elderly woman (Patricia Hayes) who witnessed the robbery.
The Queen (2006) Airs Saturday, August 24th at 9 p.m. • Encore Friday, August 30th at 11 p.m.
Starring: Helen Mirren • Michael Sheen • James Cromwel • Helen McCrory • Alex Jennings • Sylvia Syms
In the wake of a national tragedy, the prime minister and royal family find themselves quietly at odds. The initial reluctance of Buckingham Palace to mourn Diana is seen by the public as a sign of cool emotional distance, but Tony Blair, perceiving a potential public-relations disaster in the making, takes it upon himself to persuade Queen Elizabeth II to pay tribute to the dead princess.