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Radio 4,3 mins

SeriesHow to Have a Perfect Marriage

"I actually felt physically sick writing that scene"

15 Minute Drama

Available for over a year

An autobiographical story about a gay man, married for 19 years with 2 teenage daughters, who tells his wife he's gay. They elect to opt for the 'closed loop' arrangement where he takes a lover with her permission and keep the family together. Tricky stuff, and according to writer Nicholas McInerny there are thousands more like him.

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