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* FakeBrit: Irish actress Sinead Keenan as Nina.
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* FanNickname: Alongside the Canadian remake getting the nickname "Being Human US," this show picked up the nickname "Being Human UK," to differentiate both from the US version and the 1994 film starring Robin Williams.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Annie, like Lenora Crichlow, is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], with a black father and white mother.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Annie, like Lenora Crichlow, is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], race, with a black father and white mother.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Annie, like Lenora Cricklow, is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], with a black father and white mother.

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* ActorSharedBackground: Annie, like Lenora Cricklow, Crichlow, is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], with a black father and white mother.


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*** The scene where Mitchell and George discover Annie in the house was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1NdFeJHnmUwith reshot]] with Aidan Turner and Lenora Crichlow but cut during editing. Presumably it would have opened the second series finale which is the only episode from that series not to open with a flashback.
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* ActorAllusion: Perhaps it's good we only learn [=McNair's=] first name after he's been killed. The cognitive dissonance upon finding out it's [[spoiler:Anthony]] is significant for ''Series/WireInTheBlood'' fans.

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* KilledByRequest: Mitchell, the vampire protagonist of the first three series, was staked through the heart in the final episode of series 3, which also established that staking would destroy a vampire so thoroughly that there could be no possibility of them resurrecting. Reportedly, this was because Mitchell's actor, Aiden Turner, had a scheduling conflict between the show and filming for ''Film/TheHobbit'', and had asked to be killed off in a way which meant he wouldn't be expected to return.

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* KilledByRequest: Mitchell, the vampire protagonist of the first three series, was staked through the heart in the final episode of series 3, which also established that staking would destroy a vampire so thoroughly that there could be no possibility of them resurrecting. Reportedly, this was because Mitchell's actor, Aiden Aidan Turner, had a scheduling conflict between the show and filming for ''Film/TheHobbit'', and had asked to be killed off in a way which meant he wouldn't be expected to return.return.
* StarMakingRole: The series really helped launch the career of Creator/AidanTurner, who went on to star in ''Film/TheHobbit'' and ''Series/{{Poldark}}''.
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* ActorAllusion: Perhaps it's good we only learn [=McNair's=] first name after he's been killed. The cognitive dissonance upon finding out it's [[spoiler:Anthony]] is significant for ''WireInTheBlood'' fans.

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* ActorAllusion: Perhaps it's good we only learn [=McNair's=] first name after he's been killed. The cognitive dissonance upon finding out it's [[spoiler:Anthony]] is significant for ''WireInTheBlood'' ''Series/WireInTheBlood'' fans.
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* KilledByRequest: Mitchell, the vampire protagonist of the first three series, was staked through the heart in the final episode of series 3, which also established that staking would destroy a vampire so thoroughly that there could be no possibility of them resurrecting. Reportedly, this was because Mitchell's actor, Aiden Turner, had a scheduling project between the show and filming for ''Film/TheHobbit'', and had asked to be killed off in a way which meant he wouldn't be expected to return.

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* KilledByRequest: Mitchell, the vampire protagonist of the first three series, was staked through the heart in the final episode of series 3, which also established that staking would destroy a vampire so thoroughly that there could be no possibility of them resurrecting. Reportedly, this was because Mitchell's actor, Aiden Turner, had a scheduling project conflict between the show and filming for ''Film/TheHobbit'', and had asked to be killed off in a way which meant he wouldn't be expected to return.
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* KilledByRequest: Mitchell, the vampire protagonist of the first three series, was staked through the heart in the final episode of series 3, which also established that staking would destroy a vampire so thoroughly that there could be no possibility of them resurrecting. Reportedly, this was because Mitchell's actor, Aiden Turner, had a scheduling project between the show and filming for ''Film/TheHobbit'', and had asked to be killed off in a way which meant he wouldn't be expected to return.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Stacy Slater from ''Series/EastEnders'' as Lia, the girl who tells Mitchell about the "Wolf-Shaped Bullet" prophecy
** Tony Hill from ''Series/WireInTheBlood''.
** Rhys Williams from ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''.
** Gwen West from ''Series/GavinAndStacey''.
** Midshipman Alonso Frame, Shakespeare, Kathy Nightingale and old Billy Shipton from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
** Arthur Weasley from ''Film/HarryPotter'' as a Vampire informant.
** Sugar from ''Series/SugarRush''.
** [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Mycroft Holmes]] is the ''Being Human'' equivalent of '''{{Dracula}}'''.
** Creator/EllieKendrick from ''Theatre/TheDiaryOfAnneFrank'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' played Allison.
** Captain Hatch/The Devil has played many an [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii evil]] [[Recap/SherlockS01E01AStudyInPink character]].
** Kíli from ''Film/TheHobbit'' is a vampire here, not a dwarf.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The ''Being Human'' blog is full of great content, often in the form of videos that add to the show, explain back story and character, or are fun and interesting. Good luck finding this stuff on the official [=DVDs=]. For now, it can still be found on Creator/TheBBC blog or on Website/YouTube.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A few pretty significant examples:
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The Pilot episode was aired on BBC Three but never made it to the DVD releases nor was ever repeated after the first week it aired.
** The documentary Being Human Unearthed, which aired after the first series, aired once on BBC Three and has never been released on DVD.
** The spin-off Becoming Human was released in eight parts online and aired as a 50-minute compilation. There was no DVD release and the episode videos have disappeared from the Becoming Human website.
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''Being Human'' blog is full of great content, often in the form of videos that add to the show, explain back story and character, or are fun and interesting. Good luck finding this stuff on the official [=DVDs=]. For now, it can still be found on Creator/TheBBC blog or on Website/YouTube.
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* ActorAllusion: Perhaps it's good we only learn [=McNair's=] first name after he's been killed. The cognitive dissonance upon finding out it's [[spoiler:Anthony]] is significant for ''WireInTheBlood'' fans.
* ActorSharedBackground: Annie, like Lenora Cricklow, is [[MixedAncestry mixed race]], with a black father and white mother.
* FanNickname: Alongside the Canadian remake getting the nickname "Being Human US," this show picked up the nickname "Being Human UK," to differentiate both from the US version and the 1994 film starring Robin Williams.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Stacy Slater from ''Series/EastEnders'' as Lia, the girl who tells Mitchell about the "Wolf-Shaped Bullet" prophecy
** Tony Hill from ''Series/WireInTheBlood''.
** Rhys Williams from ''Series/{{Torchwood}}''.
** Gwen West from ''Series/GavinAndStacey''.
** Midshipman Alonso Frame, Shakespeare, Kathy Nightingale and old Billy Shipton from ''Series/DoctorWho''.
** Arthur Weasley from ''Film/HarryPotter'' as a Vampire informant.
** Sugar from ''Series/SugarRush''.
** [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Mycroft Holmes]] is the ''Being Human'' equivalent of '''{{Dracula}}'''.
** Creator/EllieKendrick from ''Theatre/TheDiaryOfAnneFrank'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones'' played Allison.
** Captain Hatch/The Devil has played many an [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii evil]] [[Recap/SherlockS01E01AStudyInPink character]].
** Kíli from ''Film/TheHobbit'' is a vampire here, not a dwarf.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The ''Being Human'' blog is full of great content, often in the form of videos that add to the show, explain back story and character, or are fun and interesting. Good luck finding this stuff on the official [=DVDs=]. For now, it can still be found on Creator/TheBBC blog or on Website/YouTube.
* TheOtherMarty: Two-thirds of the main cast (Annie and Mitchell) got recast between the pilot and the main series, as did Herrick and Lauren.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The pilot, one of several shown to promote the relaunch of [=BBC3=]. Annie was a lot more housebound (the first subplot would have been her trying to fight this), the vampires would have worn suits and driven limos, rather than [[HiddenInPlainSight hiding in plain sight]], Annie's fiancée did not own the house, and the comedy was slightly more camp. Not necessarily better or worse, but certainly different.
** The original concept of the series was about a recovering sex addict, someone with intermittent explosive disorder, and an agoraphobic; the supernatural twist was added after the showrunners found the mundane version too bland. The vampires were more professional and upper-class, led by a business suit-wearing, good-humoured [[Series/{{Hustle}} Mickey Bricks]], and had private get-togethers in expensive restaurants, reminiscing good-naturedly about being testaments of history. And how they're going to take over the world with blood and fang.
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