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How Being Human bit back to become BBC3's biggest hit

"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."

- The Guardian, January 2010

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Preview of S4E6: Puppy Love

A young girl is caught spying on Tom and Hal in the cafe - but while Tom smells trouble, Hal smells something quite different.

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Behind the Scenes: Adam

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S4 Files: Leave Werewolves Alone

Allison, school debating champion, lays out the case that if werewolves exist they would surely want to stay anonymous.

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Additional Scene - Hal and Adam

Hal offers Adam tricks and techniques to keep temptation at bay - but Adam remains unconvinced by some of the more conservative suggestions.

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S4 Files: Cafe Playlist

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

*station change* Hello – Martin Solveig  Unorthodox ft. Example – Wretch 32 Reckless With Your Love - Aziri & III  Dynamite – Taio Cruz At home – Crystal Fighters Truth – Alexander

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Not so much a question, but I didn’t know if anyone had linked to the BBC message boards? There’s a discussion board for Being Human and it’s a really good way of letting the BBC know what we think of the new series and since, due to some silly scheduling, we’ve been put up against the likes of Homeland it might be worth letting them know that we’re all still watching =D You can find it in the Points of View section of the message boards.

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).

Are you aware of the official Being Human blog? There is a good community there, with a lot of discussion in the comments. Rebecca Denton works for the BBC (her title is "Online Exec"), and she often joins in on the conversation. She seems like a lovely person, and apparently she likes us, too!