Grief-stricken Tony is slowly getting himself together in this second series of Ricky Gervais’s tragi-comedy.
He is not ready to move on from his lovely wife and will not even contemplate the first steps of doing so, much to the frustration of Emma - who could be more than his father’s carer.
But he is able to look beyond his sadness enough to actually help out other people and demonstrate what Lisa saw in him.
He shows support and kindness to friends and colleagues who have helped him, offering hope of better times.
Many of the supporting characters are fleshed out a little more, allowed to have agency beyond Tony, which adds greatly to both breadth and depth. And the cast is just great.
There are some self-indulgent aspects to the series, enabling an unnecessary gross-out factor that adds little to the story. The prime example is the disgusting psychiatrist, whose toxic masculinity serves no purpose.
This aside the series is once again sad, funny, moving and hopeful.
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