The U.S. premiere of co-production, Being Human
Mixing the mythic with the commonplace, the farcical with the horrific and the domestic with the epic, Being Human, a BBC AMERICA co-production, is a witty and extraordinary look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. Russell Tovey (Doctor Who, The History Boys), Lenora Crichlow (Sugar Rush, Doctor Who) and Aidan Turner (The Clinic) star as housemates trying to live normal lives, despite their strange and dark secrets. Being Human premieres Saturday, July 25, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
George (Russell Tovey) and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) work in anonymous drudgery as hospital porters. They lead lives of quiet desperation under the burden of a terrible secretMitchell’s a vampire and George a werewolf. Deciding to start life afresh and leave behind the dark side, they move into a house, only to find that Annie, the ghost of a woman killed in mysterious circumstances, haunts it. As the monster threesome deals with the challenges of their new life together, they’re united in their desire to blend in with their human neighbors.
By all appearances, George is a mild-mannered and geeky guy – except for one night a month when he’s a flesh-hungry, predatory werewolf. Mitchell is good-looking, laid-back and, unlike George, has an easy confidence with the ladies. But he’s also suffering withdrawal from the blood he craves. Annie (Lenora Crichlow) is chatty, insecure and desperate for company and now that death has separated them, she longs for her fianc, who owns the house she haunts.
But with unwelcome intruders into their world, a threatened revolution from the vampire underworld and constant threats of exposure on top of the day-to-day issues faced by young people the only thing they may be able to rely on in their heightened world, is each other.
BBC AMERICA brings audiences a new generation of award-winning television featuring news with a uniquely global perspective, provocative dramas, razor-sharp comedies and life-changing makeovers. BBC AMERICA pushes the boundaries to deliver high quality, highly addictive and eminently watchable programming to viewers who demand more. BBC AMERICA is distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available on digital cable and satellite TV in more than 64 million homes.
WHAT THE BRITISH PRESS SAID
“This is dead good. Even supernatural beings aren’t above romantic troubles in the increasingly engaging Bristolian Buffy.” The Sunday Times
“… it’s sharp, dead funny and sexy.” The Guardian
CAST AND PRODUCTION CREDITS
George Russell Tovey
Mitchell Aidan Turner
Annie Lenora Crichlow
Herrick Jason Watkins
Nina Sinead Keenan
Lauren Annabel Scholey
Owen Greg Chillin
Writer Toby Whithouse
Producer Matthew Bouch
Director Toby Haynes Alex Pillai Colin Teague
Executive Producers Rob Pursey (Touchpaper)
Being Human is a Touchpaper Television and BBC AMERICA co-production for the BBC.
