'Six Feet Under' - originally broadcast on the American cable channel HBO from 2001 to 2005 - is a widely acclaimed, award winning family saga. Taking as its starting point the sudden death of funeral home owner Nathaniel Fisher, the show explores the wider family's reaction to the bereavement - and how they continue to cope with running the business and their daily lives. This study focuses on the first three seasons of the drama and concentrates on three main thematic areas: different ways of dealing with grief and how Nate's 'open' attitude to grieving triumphs; David's struggle with his...