Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to his After Life character's dog following the animal's death at the age of 13. Vislor Antilly "Anti", a German shepherd, played Brandy through three seasons of the Netflix comedy about a local newspaper reporter dealing with the death of his wife.

The comedian and actor said the German Shepherd helped make After Life his "favourite filming experience of all time" and he was glad he told her "a hundred times a day that she was a very good girl".

Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to his After Life character's dog following the animal's death at the age of 13.

Ricky Gervais is paying tribute to his “beautiful” canine co-star in TV series After Life . The Office and Extras star revealed on Wednesday (22 January) that the German shepherd who played his on-screen dog Brandy in the Netflix show has died.

Ricky Gervais has shared the heart-wrenching news that a beloved star of After Life, Anti, who played Brandy the dog in the popular Netflix series, has passed away at the age of 13. The comedian and actor took to social media to share a touching photo of himself with the German Shepherd on a park bench.

"We hit it off straight away and she helped make After Life my favourite filming experience of all time," the comedian said.

Ricky Gervais pays tribute as dog who played Brandy in his Netflix series Afterlife dies - The pooch gained worldwide fame

Ricky Gervais has issued a touching tribute to one of his co-stars from After Life. Sharing a photo of himself sitting with the trained animal on a bench, Gervais wrote, " Sad News. Last year, Anti was hired by Gervais for an advert to help raise awareness of his vodka brand,

Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to the dog his After Life character owned following the animal’s death at the age of 13. The Netflix comedy saw Vislor Antilly “Anti” played Brandy through three seasons of the show which is about a local newspaper reporter dealing with the death of his wife.