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Bruce Robinson, director of the cult British comedy 'Withnail and I' has emerged from 15 years of painstakingly writing 'They All love Jack', revealing new theories about the infamous Jack the Ripper.

Mr Robinson has been nominated for the Samuel Johnson prize for his tome which dismisses most of the so-called established 'ripperology' out there.

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