#bbcbeinghuman

"The facts were these: three years ago, the BBC was on the hunt for a new twentysomething drama in the vein of This Life. Whithouse and his team were developing a flatshare idea about three characters – an agoraphobic, a sex addict and a person with anger issues – which was "going completely nowhere". In a fit of frustration, he half-joked that George, the angry guy, should turn into a werewolf, just to give them some story. And then a bulb went off. "It then seemed quite natural that Mitchell should be a vampire and Annie should be a ghost, because their human personalities lent themselves to those specific archetypes very well."

This coincided with BBC3 commissioning a round of drama pilots in 2008, and having been pretty pleased with what they'd come up with, Whithouse was "completely deflated and terribly, terribly disappointed" when before any had even aired, the channel decide that only the woeful Jamie Hewlett adaptation Phoo Action would be picked up for a series. But when they did air, strange things started to happen. An online petition – started by Reading Chronicle journalist Narin Bahar – in support of Being Human gathered over 3,000 signatures; Facebook groups swelled and messageboards exploded."

Preview of S4E6: Puppy Love

S4 Files: Leave Werewolves Alone

Additional Scene - Hal and Adam

From the BH blog:

Ever wondered what station Tom and Hal listen to in the Cafe?  I'm sure Hal isn't allowed Radio 4.  Who do you think changed the station?

Love is a Stranger – Eurythmics Morning Train – Sheena Easton Everybody Wants To Rule the World – Tears for Fears He Was Really Saying Something – Bananarama Promised you a Miracle – Simple Minds Don’t Stand So Close - The Police Automatic – The Pointer Sisters I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis The Living Years – Mike and the Mechanics

I don't think we've linked there before. The most recent page of the discussion is here. However, it doesn't seem to be very active (and posting is closed from 11PM-9AM GMT).