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'Affinity' is beautiful and intense, with no laughs. It's a rather delicate and emotional love story, with a spooky element.

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Andrew Davies
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: September 30
Screenwriter
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Andrew Wynford Davies
Beautiful
Delicate
Stories
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Affinity
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