Brandy is not actually Ricky Gervais' dog in real life. The dog playing Brandy is a female German Shepherd whose real name is Anti. Gervais previously spoke on the Graham Norton Show about how he would miss his furry co-star between seasons.
Is Tambury a real place? No, actually, it's not. Tambury is fictional, created for After Life, and the town itself is a composite of a number of different real-life locations from across the UK. As you can imagine, then, The Tambury Gazette is also fictional – as is the Tambury Fayre.
Sadly, no, After Life is not based on a true story or even based on Gervais' life. His character, Tony Johnson, was thought up in the pits of Gervais' imagination. … Season three of After Life will “be the final installment” for Gervais and the other characters. You can watch season three of After Life on Netflix now.
After Life was filmed in Hemel Hempstead, appearing in the show as Tambury, a surprisingly sunny city in England. This historic town in Hertfordshire, near Luton, is part of the Greater London metropolitan area.
"Your dog looks like the one from After Life" is a phrase Ashley Foster and Beth Heale hear a lot. They are the proud owners of Antilly, the German Shepherd who plays Brandy in Ricky Gervais's After Life.
Is the dog in afterlife Ricky's real dog? The dog playing Brandy is a female German Shepherd whose real name is Anti. Speaking on The Graham Norton Show prior to season 2's release, Ricky Gervais revealed that parting ways with Anti after filming was the toughest goodbye among members of the cast.
Anti – who plays Brandy in Gervais' comedy – lives in Bicester with owner and trainer Ash Foster, 34, who has had her since the day she was born.