Lia (23 Jan. 2011)

Nina, Mitchell and George move into a former hotel in Wales with a basement suitable for the werewolves' transformations. Annie appears on a TV screen and Mitchell follows a recently ... See full summary »

Director:

Colin Teague

Writer:

Toby Whithouse (created and written by)

Stars:

Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Lenora Crichlow	...	Annie
Russell Tovey	...	George
Aidan Turner	...	Mitchell
Sinead Keenan	...	Nina (as Sinéad Keenan)
Philip Brook	...	Sean Hancock
Robson Green	...	McNair
Trudi Jackson	...	Blodwen
Gwynfor Jones	...	Paul Jameson
Paul Kaye	...	Vincent
Rhys Matthews	...	Policeman
Kai Owen	...	Bob
Michael Socha	...	Tom
Lacey Turner	...	Lia
Paul Kasey	...	Werewolf
Ruari Mears	...	Werewolf

Storyline

Nina, Mitchell and George move into a former hotel in Wales with a basement suitable for the werewolves' transformations. Annie appears on a TV screen and Mitchell follows a recently deceased man in the hospital where they are working through a portal to Purgatory to save her. He meets sparky ghost Lia,who confronts him with some of his previous grisly handiwork and identifies herself as one of his train victims but allows him to take Annie back into the world.George pursues Tom,another young werewolf but gets arrested after landing in a 'dogging' area though Nina gets him out of the cells before the full moon rises. Next day Tom rescues his father,'Mad Dog' McNair,another werewolf,who has wreaked a bloody revenge on the people who abducted him to become a cage-fighter.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2011 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchpaper Television, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Wolfman (2010)

User Reviews

A great start to series three

When 'Being Human' wasn't picked up after the pilot I assumed that was that; another good idea killed off to make room for some rubbish… little did I know that the BBC would actually listen to the feed back and commission a full series, a series that has just returned for its third year. After the incident on the train Mitchell, George and Nina have left Bristol for Barry Island in Wales and Annie is trapped in Purgatory. Mitchell is determined to rescue Annie so follows a recently deceased man through the door to Purgatory to try to find her. Here a young woman who seems to know him and is to act as his guide meets him, as they are together they visit key moments from his past where he has killed people. While Mitchell is looking for Annie, George and Nina are trying to find a place where they can transform without being a danger to themselves or others. The story doesn't just follow our protagonists, we also see another werewolf who has been captured and forced to engage in a cage fight against a man armed with only a knife; we learn little of whom he is or why he was forced to fight but I don't doubt it will be important to this year's story.

This was a gripping series opener that quickly established that they had moved and that they still weren't reunited with Annie; it also effectively introduced the new vampire played by Robson Green. As one would expect there was plenty of blood to be seen; there was also some humour to lighten the mood, in particular when George got arrested when he accidentally turned up in a rural car park that was full of people intending to have some al fresco sex!