Being Human

Being Human’s Damien Molony will reportedly feature in the second season of Ripper Street.

The actor was spotted on the set of the BBC One drama, dressing in period costume.

The eight-episode second season of the Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg series will hit screens in 2014.

Sinead Keenan has landed a role on a new Channel 4 comedy series that will focus on a bunch of heavy-drinking Irish twenty-somethings living in London.

The former Being Human actress will play a character called Bronagh in London Irish, alongside a cast that includes Kerr Logan (Game of Thrones), Peter Campion and Kat Regan.

The series, written by Lisa McGee, will centre on the four friends as they struggle with bad jobs and no money in London. Continue reading »

Here’s a BBC video showing the Being Human cast – Michael Socha, Damien Moloney and Kate Bracken – chatting about the show’s ending and their time together.

Being Human creator and writer Toby Whithouse has thanked fan for all the support they gave the BBC Three series over the years.

It was announced today that the fantasy series would end at the conclusion to the current fifth season.

On the show’s official blog, Whithouse thanked all of those who had made the show possible.

“And I have to thank the BBC. Not because I’m obliged to, but because I literally have to. They gave us the opportunity to make Being Human and to make it in the way we wanted. Julie Gardner, Ben Stephenson, Danny Cohen, Beth Willis, Brian Minchin, Eleanor Moran, George Ormond and Zai Bennett were unwavering in their support, guidance, trust, love, enthusiasm, and gave us – and me specifically – an unprecedented level of creative latitude. For that I will always be grateful.” Continue reading »

Being Human will end following its current season, it has been announced.

The BBC Three series will wrap at the conclusion of the fifth season, which is airing at the moment.

“Working on Being Human has been a truly great experience,” executive producer Rob Pursey said.

“From the first one hour pilot all the way through to this climactic series, we’ve been given real creative freedom and encouragement. It’s a credit to BBC Three that such an unusual idea has been allowed to flourish and evolve in its own unique way.” Continue reading »

Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has teased the fifth season of the series as being more “epic” that ever before.

The new season will see the new trio of Hal (Damien Molony), Tom (Michael Socha) and Alex (Kate Bracken) together for the first time.

“It was their skill and passion that would stop me rocking and dribbling and draw me out from under my desk to actually write the scripts,” Whithouse joked.

“And so this series title belongs to them. The new heroes of Being Human – the new trinity. Continue reading »

A new glimpse at Being Human’s upcoming season has been released online.

The 30-second promo features the new line-up of Hal (Damien Molony), Tom (Michael Socha) and Alex (Kate Bracken).

A new image has been revealed by the BBC for the upcoming season of Being Human.

The new line-up of Hal (Damien Molony), Tom (Michael Socha) and Alex (Kate Bracken) feature in the pic for the fifth season of the BBC Three series.

Also pictured are Captain Hatch (Phil Davis), Mr Rook (Steven Robertson) and Crumb (Colin Hoult).

Catch the new season premiere on Sunday, February 3 at 10pm on BBC Three.

If you’re unimpressed with the new cast line-up on the UK version of Being Human there is always the American offering.

UKTV has announced today it is bringing the American version of Being Human to UK audiences.

The series, which is based on the BBC version, centres on a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire living together in Boston.
UKTV will air the 13-part first season on Watch.

“The US version of Being Human provides compelling viewing by offering a dark take on an ordinary flat share situation,” said Steve Hornsey, General Manager for Watch. Continue reading »

The new-look Being Human has been given its premiere date on BBC Three.

The fantasy series, which boasts a fresh new cast, will hit screens on Sunday, 3 February at 10pm on BBC Three.

Damien Moloney, Michael Socha and Kate Bracken now make up the core cast of the show, due to the departures of the original cast of Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Aidan Turner.

The series will introduce the new villain Captain Hatch, to be played by Phil Davis.