Dripping the Newfoundland dog is set to become a star in a prime-time TV drama.
He will be appearing alongside actor Peter Davison in The Last Detective, based on books by Leslie Thomas.
Dripping, who lives in Telscombe Cliffs and is named after his trademark dribble, might just outshine his co-star.
Then they'd be saying of Davison: "Detective who?"
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