Becoming Human
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| Genre | Supernatural drama, horror, drama |
| Created by | Toby Whithouse |
| Written by | Brian Dooley, Jamie Mathieson, John Jackson |
| Directed by | Alex Kalymnios |
| Starring |
Craig Roberts Leila Mimmack Josh Brown John Boyega Emma Rigby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
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| Cinematography | Tim Palmer (pilot) Nic Morris (series) |
| Running time | 50 mins (Full 8 episodes together) |
| Production company(s) | Sullivan Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC iPlayer |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Original release | 26 January 2011 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Becoming Human is a British supernatural drama webisode series and a spin-off from the TV series Being Human. Created by Toby Whithouse, it was directed by Alex Kalymnios, written by Brian Dooley, Jamie Mathieson and John Jackson, and stars Craig Roberts as the teenage vampire Adam (previously seen on Being Human), Leila Mimmack as the werewolf Christa and Josh Brown as the ghost Matt. A composition of the eight episodes (including the finale) was aired on BBC Three at 9:00pm on 20 March 2011.
Becoming Human continues the adventures of Adam, a 46-year-old vampire in the body of a 16-year-old teenager. Adam had been protected by his parents up until they died of old age, following which he had come under the protection and encouragement of Mitchell, Annie, George, and Nina. As Becoming Human begins, Adam has moved elsewhere and is trying to live a normal life as a "human".
On his first day at the school, Adam manages to embarrass and ostracise himself. However, he meets another pupil, Christa, who is hiding the fact that she is a werewolf. Christa has also been being followed by a fat, melancholic teenage boy whom she believes is a stalker but whom no-one else can see or hear. Adam realizes that he is a ghost. The ghost introduces himself as Matt and turns out to be a missing student from the school.
Adam quickly realizes that because Matt has been murdered at the school toilets, and the three of them set about trying to solve the murder. The task is made more difficult by the fact that Matt's own memories of the event are unclear. Among the suspects Adam and his friends investigate are the school bully Danny Curtis, Brandy Mulligan and Mr. Swan.
A sub-plot of the show deals with the uneasy relationship between the trio, which has elements of a rivalry, friendship and love triangle. It is revealed that Matt had a three-year-long unrequited crush on Christa which ultimately led to him being in the boys' toilets he died in, scribbling "an anonymous declaration of love" on the cubicle wall with a key when the murderer attacked him. It's suggested that Adam and Christa also might have feelings for each other, although both deny it.
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