By the end of the film, a casino has been closed, its corrupt owner sent to prison and the town's mill apparently reopened, thanks in large part to his moral leadership and courage.

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Mr Miller, who was born in a big mill town, sounds baffled by his countrymen's mystical attachment to the soil.

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However, when he applied for his name to be restored to the register in June, his CV revealed he had worked at King's Mill while unregistered.

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