Being Human is a British supernatural dramedy television series created by Toby Whithouse about three apparent twenty-something characters sharing a house in Bristol, trying to live a normal social life, despite being a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire.
The series premiered in the UK on BBC Three with a pilot episode on 18 February, 2008. A full season was comissioned due to the positive reviews of the show, and the series proper premiered with a new cast in 2009.
Being Human premiered in South Africa on DStv's BBC Entertainment channel on Monday 14 September 2009, at 21h30. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 2 premiered on BBC Entertainment on Tuesday 4 May 2010, at 20h30. New episodes air weekly. There are eight hour-long episodes in the second season.
Season 2 Repeats
Wednesdays: 01h20
Synopsis
Being Human is a look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives - as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. They struggle to live normal lives, despite their strange and dark secrets.
George (Russell Tovey) and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) work in anonymous drudgery as hospital porters in Bristol, England.
They lead lives of quiet desperation under the burden of a terrible secret - Mitchell'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 (Lenora Crichlow), the ghost of a woman killed in mysterious circumstances, haunts it.
As the monster threesome deal with the challenges of their new life together, they're united in their desire to blend in with their human neighbours.
But with unwelcome intruders into their world, a threatened revolution from the vampire underworld, constant threats of exposure and the day-to-day issues faced by young people - the only thing they may be able to rely on is each other.
Seasons
(All seasons aired exclusively on BBC Entertainment)
Season 1 (6 episodes)
Premiere: 14 September 2009 | Finale: 19 October 2009 | Mondays, 21h30
Season 2 (8 episodes)
Premiere: 4 May 2010 | Finale: 22 June 2010 | Tuesdays, 20h30