Being Human
A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost live in a flat in Bristol. Where's the punchline, right? Wrong. It's so much more complex than that, and once you sit down and give it a chance, you'll see it was a great decision. This is one of the best shows to grace the airways. Everyone needs to give this a go. You won't regret it.
- Metascore80
- 2008-2013
- 5 seasons
- BBC America
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- TV-14
A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost live in a flat in Bristol. Where's the punchline, right? Wrong. It's so much more complex than that, and once you sit down and give it a chance, you'll see it was a great decision. This is one of the best shows to grace the airways. Everyone needs to give this a go. You won't regret it.
Season 5 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
The Trinity
57 mins
Ninety years earlier, vampire Hal and werewolf Lady Catherine unsuccessfully attempted to end the war created by the devil through the Trinity between werewolves, vampires and ghosts. In the present, Alex searches for her body with Tom's help so that she may pass over, but discovers herself listed as drowned and already processed. The sinister Dominic Rook approaches Hal and tries to tempt him with a supply of blood if he will engineer a vampire take-over. Hal refuses but shortly thereafter becomes responsible for office worker Ian "Crumb" Cran being run over. To prevent Ian dying, Hal turns him into a vampire and imprisons him in the cellar. Alex finds and, unaware of repercussions, releases him, whereby Ian returns to work, kills a colleague, and finds himself more respected as an undead fiend than ever before in life. Rook, summoned by the Home Secretary, learns his department is to be closed, causing him to fear for the future of his 'tenants'. Rook collects Ian from the office and takes him away whilst Tom and Hal start work at the Barry Grand Hotel as waiters. Here the sinister and cantankerous guest Captain Hatch whispers into the ear of a waitress, who consequently kills herself after writing He Will Rise in her blood.
Episode 2
Sticks and Rope
57 mins
As Hal and Tom go head to head over employee of the month (an idea suggested by Hatch, who likes to see vampires and werewolves at odds), Alex discovers another ghost in the house, a little Victorian boy named Oliver, who killed himself after causing his younger brother's death in playing hide and seek. It becomes apparent that Hatch has sent Oliver to the trio as a trap. Though the child successfully passes over (having admitted to Alex that he was bait), Alex is warned that 'He Will Rise.' Rook meanwhile grooms Ian Crumb to do his bidding.
Episode 3
Pie and Prejudice
60 mins
Hal is now manager at the Grand, Hatch having scared off his predecessor. When disgruntled TV weatherman Larry Chrysler comes to make a personal appearance, an impressed Tom, recognizing him as a fellow werewolf, invites him to stay at the house and school him in the ways of success. Hal, however, sees that Larry is a has-been and a freeloader, exploiting Tom, and needs to be got rid of. Alex is befriended by Lady Mary, a mischievous eighteenth century ghost who can read people's minds by feeling their heads. She believes herself Hal's last victim who has successfully prevented him from killing for over two centuries. Alex knows better and gets Hal to confess the truth, leading to another situation where the housemates must pull together to help one of their own. Dominic Rook, distraught at his department's closure, contemplates suicide but is saved by a phone call from Hal.
Episode 4
The Greater Good
57 mins
Having disposed of Larry for Hal, Rook, his department being depleted, billets Bobby, a dim werewolf from the 1980s, onto the trio. Tom, his appointed minder, is initially annoyed but starts to bond with his charge as they work together at the hotel. Hal also brings Ian Crumb to the house in an effort to curb his blood lust. Hatch recognizes Rook when he comes to the hotel and, in his quest to get rid of supernaturals, persuades Rook to unleash the lycanthropic Bobby on the hotel, an act in which quick thinking from Hal and the werewolf Tom prevents bloodshed. Hatch, however, eventually gets the better of poor Bobby whilst Hal, angry at Ian Crumb's jealousy of his relationship with Alex, renews his taste for blood.
Episode 5
No Care, All Responsibility
60 mins
Tom rescues and employs Natasha, a young woman, as a waitress and falls for her, unaware that Rook is using her in the plot with Hatch to drive a wedge between vampires and werewolves. Hal initially recoils from her but finds her useful as a blood donor now that his thirst has returned. Alex is convinced that Hatch is evil and steals a file from Rook, linking him to many deaths at the hotel over the years. She goes to tell Hal but is appalled to see him drinking Natasha's blood. Banished from the house, Hal returns, begging for Alex' help. Sadly, Natasha becomes yet another sacrifice in the fight between good and evil before Alex discovers the real and terrifying identity of Hatch.
Episode 6
The Last Broadcast
61 mins
The ritual to ultimately thwart Hatch (the devil) comes with a price, but in a confrontation as he's about to wash the nation in mass suicides, Hatch individually tempts the three friends with alternate realities of their dearest desires.
