Laura Henderson (Judi Dench), a fiercely rude and reactionary widow, took over a decrepit London theatre, the Windmill, and hired a Jewish manager-impresario, Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins), to run it.

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Never mind that the Mets had already rallied from a two-run deficit to tie Game 6, thanks in part to a wild pitch by Boston reliever Bob Stanley, who has somehow managed to avoid induction into the goat Hall of Fame in fans' minds.

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Bob assured her, "We will do more for the community if we run this franchise correctly" -- and he was right.

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