One more thing … spoilers don't have to spoil your enjoyment

FINDING out the ending of a film does not spoil the fun but actually makes a story more enjoyable, according to the journal Psychological Science.

All those who say "don't tell me what happens" from who killed Archie Mitchell in EastEnders to the shock ending to the film the Usual Suspects are wasting their time.

In fact, they might enjoy a film, TV show or book more if they did fast forward or turn to the final page because then they can forget about the plot and enjoy the writing, it seems.

According to the US study, it is like enjoying Monet's painting of water lillies. People do not like it because it is about water lillies but because it is a brilliant painting.

When fans know an ending, it does not stop them watching. It seemed to work for Columbo, the long-running US detective series starring the late Peter Falk, which began by revealing the identity of the murderer.