Hal Yorke
| Hal Yorke | |
|---|---|
| Being Human character | |
| First appearance | "Eve of the War" (2012) |
| Last appearance | "The Last Broadcast" (2013) |
| Created by | Toby Whithouse |
| Portrayed by | Damien Molony |
| Information | |
| Species | Vampire |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | Alive (in a dream world of the devil) |
Hal Yorke (also Lord Harry or Henry Yorke ) is a fictional vampire in the comedy-drama TV series Being Human, portrayed by Damien Molony. The male lead for the duration of the show's last two series appeared in 14 episodes of the drama.
Within the series narrative, Hal serves as a soldier in the Battle of Orsha on 8 September 1514, when he is turned into a vampire by an army surgeon. In his early years as a vampire Hal is one of the most evil vampires in excistence and is tearing through Eastern Europe and its historic wars in the 1700s and 1800s. Hal is a member of Old Ones, a group of ancient and royal vampires. In the early 20th century Hal joins forces with the werewolf Lady Cathrine, and the ghost Emil, to defeat the devil, who benefits from the war between vampires and werewolves. Instead of using his own blood for the ritual, Hal sacrifices one of his men. Therefore, the trio is incomplete and instead of being defeated the devil is only weakened and escapes in the vessel of a mad man. In the 1950s Hal is starting to get tired of the killing and the way he has lived during the last decades. Hal hosts some werewolf fights where he meets the werewolf Leo who has never lost a fight and is very taken by him. He saves his werewolf friend, who in return helps him keep him off blood for the following five-and-a-half decades. Hal develops some techniques that help him to stay clean and keep his bloodlust at bay. So he plays dominoes, does exercises and press-ups.
At the beginning of the series Hal lives in a barbershop in South End, together with Leo, a werewolf, and Pearl, a ghost. Together the friends come to Barry to save Leo's life. However, Hal ends up alone and decides to stay with the ghost Annie and the werewolf Tom. While Hal considers Annie as a friend, Tom and Hal don't really get on at first but their friendship develops during the series. Hal is trying to block out his past and tries to remain clean from blood. He is afraid of any kind of human contact because it might trigger his bloodlust. However, living in the house with Annie and Tom he has to face the world outside, which he has avoided for the last decades. He starts working within a cafe along with Tom, which is very hard for him because there are always human customers. Furthermore the Old Ones, who have been hiding in South America for last centuries are returning to the United Kingdom and plan to take over the world. When the Old Ones arrive at Barry Hal needs to decide whether he wants to try to fight them off or if he wants to join them. Hal and Tom finally make plan to sacrifice themselves in their fight against the Old Ones. However, in the end it is Annie who sacrifices herself and Eve and finally defeats the Old Ones.
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