2009, with a second series following in 2010. The pilot gained an enthusiastic and vocal

online fanbase – a community that grew and grew throughout the series, helping to give

BBC Three one of its most successful programmes.

As well as reviewing each episode from the first two series in detail, this book looks at

the birth of the show and profiles the characters and the mythology behind them.

Not forgetting – of course – the plots, the themes, the darkness and the humour, in

fact just about everything that being human really means.

“So, a werewolf, a ghost and a

vampire decide to live like humans do. They get jobs, a house and a TV licence.”

Herrick

Being Human, created for BBC Three by Toby

Whithouse, puts the supernatural firmly into the

everyday world.

That cute, geeky hospital porter? A werewolf.

A flash of a sunny smile and some grey

leggings? A ghost.

The dark-eyed Irish guy at the bar? A vampire.

George (Russell Tovey), Annie (Lenora Crichlow)

and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) live in a pink house

in Bristol and all they want is to be normal, to fit

in – to be human.

After a successful pilot in 2008, a full series of

Being Human was commissioned and shown in

NEW FROM CLASSIC TV PRESS:

‘Being Human: unofficial and unauthorised’ by Joanne Black

With illustrations by Chris Wreford

PUBLICATION and ORDER DETAILS:

This title which will be published on 06 December 2010 is now available for PRE-

ORDER direct from Classic TV Press www.classictvpress.co.uk at a special discount

price of £12.99 (RRP £14.99). N.B. The book will also be available from Amazon and

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ALSO AVAILABLE FROM DECEMBER 2010: ‘Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens – Exploring the Worlds of the Eleventh Doctor’ by Frank Collins

An affectionate, humorous, and

occasionally slightly sarcastic,

exploration of the world of Being

Human. A must for all fans of the

series.

“It's a lot to take in.

I mean, werewolves, ghosts, vampires.

I didn't even believe in homeopathy before this!”