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.

Born in Herefordshire, at the residence of West Bromwich-based Vislor Dog Training Centre, Anti has been a part of multiple shows and movies, including Tom Cruise’s film 'Edge of Tomorrow'.

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 is mourning the death of his canine companion from “After Life”. The 63-year-old comedian has taken to social media to announce the passing of Anti, the German Shepherd who starred alongside Gervais in the Netflix show.

Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to the dog who played his loyal sidekick Brandy in hit Netflix series Afterlife following her death aged 13. The pooch, whose real name was Vislor Antilly - known as “Anti”, was cast personally by Gervais as Brandy, his character Tony Johnson’s trusty companion.

Ricky Gervais is mourning the death of his canine companion from 'After Life'. The 63-year-old comedian has taken to social media to announce the passing of Anti, the German Shepherd who starred alongside Ricky in the Netflix show.

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 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,