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After Life
Why this pick
Its blunt British humour and ordinary-job encounters similarly turn grim subjects into unexpectedly humane, pub-ready comedy.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE SERIES
SERIES2021 0h 29m / episode GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After CSI have done their stuff, the cleaner mops up the grisly remains. For Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead, a bloodbath and the pub is all in a day's work.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Greg Davies
Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead