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BBC's Being Human

postheadericon Pilot & Series 1

Note: The first date is the BBC air date; the second date is for BBC America; the third date is for SPACE.

0 ~ The Monsters Within

18 February 2008   :   n/a   :   n/a

Two Twentysomethings, George (a werewolf) and Mitchell (a vampire), move into a flatshare only to discover that their new home is haunted by Annie, the ghost of a previous occupant.

Written by: Toby Whithouse   ·   Directed by: Declan O'Dwyer

Ratings: 430000 viewers


1 ~ Flotsam and Jetsam

25 January 2009   :   25 July 2009   :   23 August 2010

Three housemates discover the challenges of living in the human world with vampire Mitchell struggling to repress his desire for blood, ghost Annie being confronted by another ghost from her past and werewolf George looking for a place he can undergo his transformation in safety.

Written by: Toby Whithouse   ·   Directed by: Toby Haynes

Ratings: 1092000 viewers


2 ~ Tully

1 February 2009   :   1 August 2009   :   23 August 2010

George is shocked when he meets another werewolf, Tully, who is content being a werewolf. He wants to teach George how to enjoy himself, but George just can't accept what he's become and is disgusted by Tully's attitude. Unfortunately, Tully's invited to stay at the house by Mitchell and he soon becomes the housemate from hell.

Written by: Toby Whithouse   ·   Directed by: Toby Haynes

Ratings: 974000 viewers


3 ~ Ghost Town

8 February 2009   :   8 August 2009   :   24 August 2010

Annie meets another ghost, Gilbert, who died in the mid-1980s. He lets Annie know she's stuck in limbo because there is something unresolved about her death. Meanwhile Nina, a nurse George works with, is clearly interested in being more than friends, but he does not think that he should be in a relationship. As the full moon gets closer, and George's animalistic tendencies take hold, he becomes more impulsive - and lusty.

Written by: Rachel Anthony   ·   Directed by: Alex Pillai

Ratings: 815000 viewers


4 ~ Another Fine Mess

15 February 2009   :   15 August 2009   :   25 August 2010

Mitchell makes friends with a boy on the street called Bernie. But after a terrible misunderstanding things turn very nasty. Before long there's a full-blown witch-hunt in the neighbourhood.

Written by: Brian Dooley   ·   Directed by: Alex Pillai

Ratings: 815000 viewers


5 ~ Where The Wild Things Are

22 February 2009   :   22 August 2009   :   26 August 2010

Mitchell has turned his back on humanity and is back with the Vampires. Have George and Annie lost their friend forever? Elsewhere, Annie has her mind set on revenge.

Written by: Toby Whithouse   ·   Directed by: Colin Teague

Ratings: 797000 viewers


6 ~ Bad Moon Rising

1 March 2009   :   29 August 2009   :   27 August 2010

Will Mitchell recover from being staked through the chest? If he does then he knows he'll have to confront Herrick once and for all.

Written by: Toby Whithouse   ·   Directed by: Colin Teague

Ratings: 1086000 viewers


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