<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/last-tango-series3jan15.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-2419 size-thumbnail" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/last-tango-series3jan15-200x158.jpg" alt="last-tango-series3(jan15)" width="200" height="158" /></a>According to the German Society of Ophthalmology, which has collated different scientific studies on the phenomenon, women shed tears on average between 30 and 64 times a year whereas men cry just six to 17 times during the same period.

I think the people surveyed had never watched Last Tango in Halifax. Last night's episode following the death of Kate had me in tears all the way through. I'm not sure if this counts as a single crying episode but it felt like I'd exceeded the survey maximum in a single hour. This powerful drama manages to keep the momentum going and the characters subtly change as you slowly get to know them better. Like all good things it will come to an end but on the current showing series four must be a possibility.