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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Tim Dowling

Tim Dowling: my wife needs to go to bed. According to the dog

An illustration of a cat and a dog either side of a photograph cutout of Tim Dowling, in front of  a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes

It’s a cold winter night, and my wife and I are alone in the house, binge-watching some new series. I was transfixed by episode one, and gripped by episode two, but midway through episode three I have started to look at my phone, and as a consequence I’ve lost track of the plot. I have an idea what’s going on, but it’s not the right idea.

“So hang on,” my wife says. “Was that just the dead guy? Meaning he’s not dead?”

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