Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs. Henderson suggests they add female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
Judi Dench
as Mrs. Laura Henderson
Bob Hoskins
as Vivian Van Damm
Will Young
as Bertie
Christopher Guest
as Lord Cromer
Kelly Reilly
as Maureen
Thelma Barlow
as Lady Conway
Anna Brewster
as Doris
Rosalind Halstead
as Frances
Sarah Solemani
as Vera
Natalia Tena
as Peggy
Thomas Allen
as Eric Woodburn
Richard Syms
as Ambrose