Having recently lost my wife of 40 years, I can identify wholly with this series. I have cried my way, painfully, through most of the episodes. Gervais has to have lost someone incredibly near and dear to have the grasp of these accurate, gut wrenching feelings. One of the, if not the, most poignant productions I've seen. I now have to watch the remainder of the episodes. If Gervais did not win any awards or accolades for this work, it will have been a travesty.