Review of William and Mary

I was first (and still am) addicted to Doc Martin, watched the "movies" of Doc Martin, then watched Dirty Tricks, and Man Who lost his Head. Naturally, when I came across William and Mary I was sure I was going to like it. I am so enthralled with this series that I am compelled to write a review. NEVER have I seen life and death treated with such clarity and savvy. The poignancy that both are handled with amazes me, and as each episode unfolds, I am overwhelmed with the tenderness of the characters, especially William and Mary, as they greet death and life in their own perspective way. This series is not sad as I have read, but joyful in the sense of their caring of 1). each other and 2). of the lives that they touch. The subjects that are handled and touched, are done so with such compassion that I am more deeply entwined in this series with each episode (I am in the midst of series 3). I feel a great reverence for the writers of this series and am deeply dismayed that there are no further seasons of this show. The talent of Martin Clunes and Julie Graham is fine tuned to perfection in this series. I weep with them and for them in their joy and in any sorrows that they befall. Life/birth is treated with such panache that it is unparalleled in anything I have seen before or since. Death can not be more reverently approached as it is in this story of William and Mary. William/Martin Clunes is at his best in this series. The compassion that his character emanates is so beautifully portrayed, that I am humbled and hopeful that such a person actually does exists. Hail and accolades to this William and Mary.