Seb taunts Ferdy about his sexuality. In a rage, Ferdy trashes Seb’s car although the police are unable to link him to the crime as both Miles and Egg act as unwitting alibis. Miles is furious about having lied to the police and the animosity between him and Ferdy only deepens until the end of the series when he invites him to his wedding to Francesca. Ferdy continues a stream of relationships throughout the latter half of series two- he initially tries to involve himself in the gay club scene with Warren’s friend Paul but finds it is too camp and leaves. Later, he begins a relationship with Scottish plumber Lenny who visits the house after the boiler breaks. Despite their intimacy, Ferdy refuses to accept he is gay and picks up a girl from a local club, although she leaves after Miles reveals Ferdy likes men too. Ferdy later reconciles with Lenny and they attend Miles and Francesca’s wedding together, where Ferdy tells Lenny that he loves him. In +10 special set ten years later, it is revealed that Ferdy has died – his funeral is the catalyst for the original five housemates to reunite. In the interim period Ferdy and Warren reunited, living together for five years prior to Ferdy's death. Music A then-largely-unknown Ricky Gervais, partner of producer Jane Fallon, was credited as "Music Advisor" for the series, and commissioned the theme tune written by The Way Out. In 2000, BBC Music issued a compilation CD featuring the theme tune and songs from the 1990s by bands including Blur, The Charlatans, The Lightning Seeds, Pulp, Jamiroquai, Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Oasis, The Divine Comedy, Everything but the Girl, New Order, Skunk Anansie, The Clash, Happy Mondays, The Prodigy, and Supergrass. Legacy The second series ended with a close-up of an advert for the house, and the original intention was to re-cast with new characters. The controversial stage writer Mark Ravenhill was involved in drafting storylines and early scripts for a third series, but the plans were aborted, and the decision was taken to end the programme "on a high". In 1998, Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish parodied This Life in their sketch show The Adam and Joe Show In 2001, NBC broadcast a loosely adapted US remake titled First Years. It attracted scathing reviews and low ratings. The young production team behind This Life went on to