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Outlook: My husband thought I was an imposter

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Abi Morgan

12/07/2022 GMT

My husband thought I was an imposter

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Abi Morgan’s husband woke from a coma and didn’t recognise her

Abi Morgan’s husband Jacob woke from a coma and didn’t recognise her

Abi Morgan is a playwright and screenwriter based in London, and she'd made a name for herself writing successful and often highly emotional films and TV Series such as The Iron Lady, Shame, and The Split.

In 2019 her life took such a strange and unfamiliar turn, she says it was almost like she'd landed in one of her scripts. Her partner Jacob was ill and put into a medically induced coma. Eight months later, he woke up, and no longer recognised Abi as his wife.

Abi has written a book about her experiences called This Is Not a Pity Memoir.

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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Harry Graham

(Photo: Abi Morgan. Credit: Ruth Crafer)

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