Being Human (British TV series)

Being Human
Genre
Created byToby Whithouse
Starring
ComposerRichard Wells
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes37 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Koei Karpe
  • Toby Whithouse
ProducerMatthew Bouch
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Tim Palmer (pilot)
  • Nic Morris (series)
Running time58 minutes
Production companyTouchpaper Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release18 February 2008 (2008-02-18) –
10 March 2013 (2013-03-10)
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Being Human is a British supernatural comedy-drama television series created and written by Toby Whithouse and first broadcast on BBC Three in 2009.[1] The show blends elements of flatshare comedy and horror drama. The pilot episode starred Andrea Riseborough as Annie Sawyer (a ghost), Russell Tovey as George Sands (a werewolf), and Guy Flanagan as John Mitchell (a vampire) – all of whom are sharing accommodation and attempting as well as they can to live a "normal" life and blend in with the ordinary humans around them, striving to fit in more.

Two of the main cast were replaced in the series by Aidan Turner (Mitchell) and Lenora Crichlow (Annie). Russell Tovey was the only original main cast member. In the third series, Sinead Keenan became part of the main cast as Nina Pickering (a werewolf). In the fourth series, the ensemble was joined by Michael Socha as Tom McNair (a werewolf) and Damien Molony as Hal Yorke (a vampire).[2] The fifth series added Kate Bracken as Alex Millar (a ghost).[3] The first two series were set in Totterdown, Bristol, and the third series onwards relocated 25 miles (40 km), across the River Severn, to Barry, Wales.[4][5]

On 13 March 2011, series creator Toby Whithouse announced that Turner had left the show and that new characters would be introduced.[6] On 11 November 2011, Tovey announced that he was leaving Being Human after the first episode of Series 4 to work full-time on his other television series Him & Her.[7] Furthermore, Keenan announced on 9 January 2012 that she had not filmed any scenes for Series 4, and would exit the show off-screen.[8]

The series is one of the most popular shows on BBC's iPlayer.[9] The second series premiered on BBC Three on 10 January 2010.[10] The third series launched on 23 January 2011. The day following the final broadcast for Series 3, the BBC announced a fourth series would premiere on the BBC in 2012.[11] Series 4 began airing on BBC Three on 5 February 2012.[12] The BBC Media Centre announced a fifth series had been commissioned, which started broadcasting on 3 February 2013.[13] The BBC announced on 7 February 2013 that the fifth series would be the last.[14] The final episode of Being Human was broadcast on 10 March 2013.

  1. ^ "SYFY GIVES TARGET DATES FOR 2010". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ Martin, Dan (11 January 2012). "What will series four bring?". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Abbey, Lewis (28 March 2012). "Media Essentials Interviews: Kate Bracken". Media Essentials. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Writers Chosen for Syfy's Being Human Re-imagining". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  5. ^ "BBC Three's Being Human moves from Bristol to Wales". BBC News. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  6. ^ Martin, Dan (14 March 2011). "Being Human returns for fourth series". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  7. ^ Iqbal Nosheen (11 November 2011). "Russell Tovey: Why I'm Leaving Being Human (and Loving Him & Her)". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Sinead Keenan: 'Being Human exit was difficult decision'". Digital Spy. 9 January 2012.
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  10. ^ "Three Programmes: Being Human, Series 2, Episode 1". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  11. ^ "Being Human fourth series announced for BBC Three". BBC. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  12. ^ "BBC - Media Centre - Programme Information - Being Human". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012.
  13. ^ "BBC Three commissions fifth series of Being Human". BBC News. 26 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Final series of Being Human announced". BBC News. 7 February 2013.

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