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East Cowes Gifted Ricky Gervais 'After Life' Bench By Netflix

(Top Left) Netflix, (Bottom Left and Right) East Cowes Town Council

East Cowes is the latest recipient of a bench inspired by Ricky Gervais' hit Netflix series After Life.

The streaming service has teamed up with CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) to put benches in a various places across the UK.

In the hit Netflix show, main character Tony (Gervais) has regular chats with Anne (Penelope Wilton) on the bench.

The pair, who are both widowed, sit on the bench to talk about their grief and share memories of their loved ones. 

Netflix has donated a replica bench to encourage those in East Cowes to gather their own thoughts or share them with others.

A spokesperson for East Cowes Town Council said:

"As a fan of the series After Life we are thrilled to have been gifted a bench of hope for our community.

"We are all touched by grief at some point in our lives and not only will it be a place for reflection but it will hopefully encourage people to just sit and have a chat."

The bench can be seen - and sat on - in Victoria Grove Park.

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