Being Human (British TV series) series 2

Being Human is a British supernatural drama programme created and written by Toby Whithouse for BBC Three. The second series began airing on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 28 February 2010. It follows the lives of a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who live together and try to integrate themselves into society. It stars Lenora Crichlow as Annie Sawyer, a ghost, Russell Tovey as George Sands, a werewolf, and Aidan Turner as John Mitchell, a vampire.

Background
Series two began filming in August 2009 for airing on 10 January 2010. It was expanded to eight episodes, with series creator Toby Whithouse writing the first two and last two episodes. The cold open sequences followed a new pattern: from episode two onwards each one depicts something from the history of either the main cast or other characters. As with the first series, a single 5-minute prequel was released concerning new characters Ivan and Daisy. BBC America began transmitting Series 2 on 24 July 2010. Richard Wells released the soundtrack consisting of music from both the first and second series.

Main Cast

 * Lenora Crichlow as Annie Sawyer
 * Russell Tovey as George Sands
 * Aidan Turner as John Mitchell

Supporting Cast

 * Donald Sumpter as Patrick Kemp
 * Lyndsey Marshal as Lucy Jaggart
 * Paul Rhys as Ivan
 * Sinéad Keenan as Nina Pickering
 * Amy Manson as Daisy Hannigan-Spitari
 * Lucy Gaskell as Sam Danson

Reception
The second series of Being Human received generally positive reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first series has an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 8 out of 10. The second series of Being Human also received positive reviews on Metacritic, scoring 78 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews". At the 2010 BAFTA Awards, Being Human was nominated for Best Drama Series. Richard Wells was also nominated for "Best Original Television Music" at the 2010 BAFTA Craft Awards.