A Vampire, a Werewolf, and a Ghost in BBC 3's 'Being Human'

One of the better and yet lesser known new television series to grace our screens this year is BBC Three’s new hit, Being Human. 

Being Human follows the lives of three flatmates -- George (Russell Tovey), Mitchell (Aidan Turner) and Annie (Lenora Crichlow), who are collectively struggling with their individual dark secrets. 

What are their dark secrets? 

George is an obsessive-compulsive person trying to come to terms with being a Werewolf, Mitchell is a Vampire trying to give up killing humans, and Annie is dead -- she’s a ghost with something unresolved that she must discover before she can cross over.  And of course they have enemies who want to hurt them.

As far as characters go, all three are perfectly written and perfectly cast.  Three excellent and engaging actors playing three perfect and depth filled roles.  To be honest, I can’t really say any more than that. 

One of things that works well in this great series is that whilst it’s primarily a story of darkness and struggle each episode is laced with just the right amount of comedy to balance things out.  Whilst at times it might be classified as scary or depressing, seconds later it will make you laugh.  Check out the trailer which demonstrates a little of the comedy element I’m talking about:

Being Human is easily one of the best series produced by the BBC for a long time, and the only thing that I’d say is a let down is that season one is limited to only six episodes, and four have already aired. 

What you won’t see in the series are the prequels -- short story based films made by the BBC for the purpose of introducing a little of the background behind the characters.  These are also perfect if you haven’t seen the series yet or if you’re in a country where the series has yet to be shown.  So here they are:

Prequel to Mitchell (the Vampire)

Prequel to George (the Wereolf)

Prequel to Annie (the Ghost)

Episode 5 airs 22 Feb at 11:05pm on BBC Three.  Reruns of episode 4 will be on BBC Three each day leading up to Episode 5.  

Check the Official Website for more.