Being Human

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12 January 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

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Review: Being Human 2×1

11 January 2010 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

In the UK: Sunday 10th January, 9.30pm, BBC3. Available on the iPlayer
In the US: No air date yet, but probably BBC America again

Being Human, an everyday tale of a ghost, a vampire and a werewolf who house-share, was the surprise success of BBC3’s 2008 pilot competition. I loved it to pieces. It was great.

Although beaten at first to the series draw by Phoo Action, it got a series pick-up a few months later once it became clear that it was a vastly better show, thanks in part to an Internet fan campaign, and thanks again in part to people having seen Phoo Action.

Mostly recast, it soon became BBC3’s surprise drama success of last year. Now it’s back for a second series. Can it maintain the quality?

Not quite, and I’ll tell you for why – it doesn’t feel so real any more.


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Friday’s Mamma Mia! BBC3 news

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Doctor Who

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  • Laura Linney’s The Big C gets a greenlight
  • The Middle hits a series high in the ratings
  • TBS orders Uncle Nigel pilot from Monk creator

The writers for series five of Doctor Who

7 January 2010 Rob Buckley Post a comment

According to DWM (apparently. You think I’d buy it?), the writers on the fifth series of Doctor Who are:

  • Steven Moffat (six episodes); past work – Coupling, Press Gang, Jekyll et al; The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead
  • Mark Gatiss (one episode); past work – The League of Gentlemen et al; The Unquiet Dead, The Idiot’s Lantern, The Lazarus Experiment
  • Gareth Roberts (one episode); past work – The Sarah Jane Adventures; The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp
  • Richard Curtis (one episode); past work – Blackadder, The Vicar of Dibley, Four Weddings and a Funeral et al
  • Toby Whithouse (one episode); past work – Being Human et al; School Reunion
  • Chris Chibnall (two episodes); past work – Torchwood, Law and Order; 42
  • Simon Nye (one episode); past work – Men Behaving Badly et al

What are we all thinking? Interesting choice of Chris Chibnall, certainly, but the rest look potentially good, IMO, especially since Nye, Gatiss and Curtis are primarily comedy writers.