British supernatural comedy-drama TV show Being Human revolved around supernatural roommates—a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf—trying to live a normal life in town. The show followed the three trying to live ordinary “human” lives despite the pressures and dangers of their situations.
In the video below, watch how it wasn’t easy to turn actor Russell Tovey into a flesh-eating werewolf...
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About Being Human
The original BBC show ran 2008-2013. Created and written by Toby Whithouse, the show starred Lenora Crichlow as ghost Annie Sawyer, Russell Tovey as werewolf George Sands, and Aidan Turner as vampire John Mitchell.
Over the course of the BBC series, the cast had some changes—and yet the show continued to be great. A North American remake of the show aired in Canada and the U.S. from 2011-2014. (I still haven’t watched the remake, so no idea whether it was good.)
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