This week we caught the first glimpse of the new Being Human gang following the departure of first Aiden Turner (Mitchell), then Russell Tovey (George) and now Nina (Sinead Keenan). Such massive cast changes have only added to the feeling that Being Human has been transforming into a quite different show: with George's sacrifice of Mitchell and the arrival of a new vampire villain last series, it seemed as though the show was teeing itself up to move from cosy/horrific flatshare to Twilightesque epic supernatural battle.
Creator Toby Whithouse has shared his thoughts with the Guardian. "Losing Russell and Sinead so suddenly was very difficult. But it never occurred to us for a moment to stop making the show. Not because we need the cash, but because we knew there were a 1,000 stories left to tell and 10,000 characters left to create."
We don't yet know much else about the new series, other than that the first episode is named Eve of the War. When we last saw Tom, running off into the wilderness after the death of his adoptive/ kidnapping father figure McNair (Robson Green), he was in no mood to make peace with any vampire – so his relationship with Hal isn't going to be a Mitchell and George-style bromance.
These are big changes to which fans are likely to be resistant as Whithouse is keenly aware. "We knew some of the fans would be upset, and that's completely natural. In fact it's good. If they were indifferent to Russell or Sinead leaving the show, then it would mean that none of us had been doing our jobs right. I should point out that we all parted without the slightest rancour. They felt their journeys on Being Human had come to an end and we respected that decision.
"But if I'm honest, the reaction of some of the fans is depressingly predictable. People are perfectly entitled to watch something and say 'I didn't like it'. But to say 'I'm not going to like that thing I haven't seen yet' is blatantly bonkers.
"Every twist in the life of Being Human has been met with wails of anguish. When they announced one of the pilots was about a werewolf vampire and a ghost sharing a house, people said: 'That sounds shit, I'm not watching that'. Then they did and they loved it. Then when we announced we were changing the cast, they said: 'Oh God, how could you? I'm not going to watch it'. Now it's hard to believe anyone else ever played those parts.
"People thought we were stupid to kill Herrick off. Then they liked Kemp and Jaggat. Then I was 'clearly running out of ideas' when we brought Herrick back. Then they loved that story. We were stupid to move away from the Pink House. Then they loved the new house. So ... well, there's a theme developing."
Full Interview: Guardian
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