Fifty Shades Darker: Five things you need to know

Erotic sequel opens ahead of Valentine's Day, but can the franchise whip fans into a frenzy second time around?

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Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson as Christian Grey and Ana Steele 

The original Fifty Shades of Grey film smashed all box-office predictions to make $571m (£450m) worldwide. As the erotic saga returns with Fifty Shades Darker, the second part of EL James's best-selling trilogy, here's what you need to know…

Ana's over Grey… at the beginning

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