Being Human (TV series)
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| Being Human | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Horror |
| Written by | Toby Whithouse |
| Directed by | Declan O'Dwyer |
| Starring | Guy Flanagan, Andrea Riseborough, Russell Tovey, Adrian Lester |
| Country of origin |  |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Rob Pursey |
| Producer(s) | Matthew Bouch |
| Cinematography | Tim Palmer |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three |
| First shown in | 2008 |
| Original airing | 18 February 2008 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Being Human was a 2008 British television drama/horror, shown on BBC Three. Its pilot episode starred Guy Flanagan, Andrea Riseborough, Russell Tovey and also featured Adrian Lester. The programme concerned three twenty-something characters trying to live a normal social life, despite being a vampire, a ghost and a werewolf.
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[edit] Commissioning
The pilot episode was broadcast at 9pm on 18 February 2008 as part of the re-branding of BBC Three along with several other pilots (including West 10 LDN).[1] Danny Cohen, the controller of BBC Three had stated at the winter 2008 season launch that a full series from either one or two of these pilots; the other to be commissioned was Phoo Action.[1]
An online petition lobbying BBC Three commissioning editors to greenlight a full series was set up by a journalist from the Reading Chronicle newspaper as part of a review of the show.[2] The article and petition drew traffic from across the world and with the latter now having been signed by over 3,000 people.[3]
The BBC announced on April 24, 2008 that a six episode series of the show had been commissioned.[4] However, the three leads have not yet been confirmed for the full series, apparently because of scheduling conflicts.[5]
[edit] Characters
[edit] Main Characters
Mitchell (Guy Flanagan) -
George (Russell Tovey) -
Annie (Andrea Riseborough) -
Adrian Lester as Herrick
Dominique McElligott as Lauren
Claire Foy as Julia
[edit] Production
Filmed in Bristol, Being Human shows views of Clifton Suspension Bridge and Clifton Village. The characters' shared house is located in Totterdown, Bristol, and the Shakespeare pub shown in the closing minutes of the pilot is located on the same street in Totterdown as the rented house.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Holmwood, Leigh. "BBC3 to air full series of Phoo Action", Guardian, 19 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Bahar, Narin. "If this is what Being Human means I love it", Reading Chronicle, 21 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ Bahar, Narin. "More humanity", Reading Chronicle, 07 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ BBC Press Office (2008-04-24). "Being Human commissioned for BBC Three". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Bahar, Narin. "Being Human commissioned. Finally!", Reading Chronicle, 24 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
