Somewhere in Leeds there is a bench encouraging people to speak about their mental health. The Afterlife bench is inspired by the incredibly popular Netflix show written by and starring Ricky Gervais who plays a man dealing with grief following the death of his wife.
Throughout the show, Gervais' character Tony deals with depression and dark thoughts and navigates his way through family and social life. One of the key scenes throughout the series sees him sitting on a wooden bench by his wife's grave, often chatting to another woman who lost her husband.
The bench was so iconic that CALM, a charity promoting mental health awareness worked with Netflix to install them in locations across the country. The benches were put in so that people could sit and contemplate life and perhaps spur a conversation about mental health.
