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Episode 5 (Being Human 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 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenora Crichlow
Lenora Isabella Crichlow (born 4 January 1985) is a British actress. She became known for her starring roles as Maria "Sugar" Sweet in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Sugar Rush'', Annie Sawyer in the BBC Three supernatural drama series '' Being Human'', and Shania Andrews in the 2012 sports drama film ''Fast Girls''. In 2013, Crichlow portrayed Chen Sam in the television film '' Burton & Taylor'' and Victoria Skillane in the episode " White Bear" of the dystopian sci-fi series ''Black Mirror''. She has since had regular roles in the ABC sitcom '' Back in the Game'' and the NBC comedy series '' A to Z''. In 2020, she was in the main cast of the HBO/Sky One comedy series '' Avenue 5'', playing second engineer Billie McEvoy. Early life Crichlow was born 4 January 1985 and raised in Harlesden, London. She is one of three siblings born to a biracial couple, Port of Spain, Trinidad-born Frank Crichlow and his partner, Lucy Addington, a white Englishwoman. Her father owned the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndsey Marshal
Lyndsey Marshal (born 16 June 1978) is an English actress best known for her performance in '' The Hours'', as the recurring character Cleopatra on HBO's ''Rome'', and as Lady Sarah Hill in BBC period drama '' Garrow's Law''. Biography Marshal was born in Manchester, England. She attended Old Trafford Junior School and Lostock High School. After studying the classics at college for a career in archaeology, she applied to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her first major part was in the play ''Fireface'' at the Royal Court Theatre, which she took just before graduation. In 2001, she won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Newcomer in 2001 for her performances in '' Redundant'' at the Royal Court Theatre and '' Boston Marriage'' at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2003, she won the TMA Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. She appeared alongside James McAvoy in the 2009 West End production '' Three Days of Rain''. In 2011, she app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 British Academy Television Awards
The 2010 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2010. The nominations were announced on 10 May. This year new awards were added including the award for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role. Graham Norton hosted the ceremony. Winners are in bold. Nominations * Best Actor **Kenneth Branagh – ''Wallander'' (BBC One) **Brendan Gleeson – '' Into the Storm'' (BBC Two) **John Hurt – '' An Englishman in New York'' ( ITV) **David Oyelowo – '' Small Island'' (BBC One) * Best Actress **Helena Bonham Carter – '' Enid'' (BBC Four) **Sophie Okonedo – ''Mrs Mandela'' (BBC Four) **Julie Walters – ''A Short Stay in Switzerland'' (BBC One) **Julie Walters – '' Mo'' (Channel 4) * Best Supporting Actor **Benedict Cumberbatch – ''Small Island'' (BBC One) **Tom Hollander – ''Gracie!'' (BBC Four) ** Gary Lewis – ''Mo'' (Channel 4) **Matthew Macfadyen – ''Criminal Justice'' (BBC One) * Best Supporting Actress **Rebecca Hall – ''Red Riding 1974'' (Channel 4) **So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa McGee
Elizabeth "Lisa" McGee (born August 1980) is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. McGee is the creator and writer of '' Derry Girls'', a comedy series that began airing on Channel 4 in the UK in January 2018. In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women. Early life and education McGee was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, to Irish Catholic parents, Anne McGee, who worked in a shop, and Chris McGee, a lorry driver. She has a younger sister, Joleen. McGee attended Thornhill College and studied drama at Queen's University Belfast. Career While studying at Queen's, she wrote ''Jump,'' a dark comedy play set in Derry, which was later adapted into a film. She gained an attachment the Royal National Theatre in London in 2006. In addition to ''Jump,'' McGee's other plays include ''The Heights'', ''Nineteen Ninety Two'', and ''Girls and Dolls''. For ''Girls and Dolls'' she won the Stewart Parker Trust New Playwright Bursary 2007. McGee created and wrote the Irish television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Martin (director)
Charles Martin is a British television producer. In 2007, he was awarded a British Academy Children's Award. He made his film directorial debut with '' S.M.A.R.T. Chase'' in 2017. Filmography Director *The original ''Big Brother'' Eye Logo (2000) *'' The Giblet Boys'' (2005) *'' My Life as a Popat'' **"Juvenile Delinquent" (2007) **"Ghost" (2007) **"Girlfriend" (2007) **"Tit for Tat" (2007) *''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' **"Warriors of Kudlak" (2 parts, 2007) **" The Lost Boy" (2 parts, 2007) *'' Skins'' Series 2 (2008) **Episode 9 - "Cassie" (Bryan Elsley)" **Episode 10 - "Everyone" (Jack Thorne)" *'' Skins'' Series 3 (2009) **Episode 1 - "Everyone" (Bryan Elsley) **Episode 5 - "Freddie" (Ben Sciffer) **Episode 7 - "JJ" (Bryan Elsley) **Episode 8 - "Effy" (Lucy Kirkwood) **Episode 9 - "Katie and Emily" (Malcolm Campbell and Bryan Elsley) *''Married Single Other'' (2010) **"Episode 4" **"Episode 5" **"Episode 6" *'' Being Human'' Series 2 (2010) **"Episode 6" **"Episode 7" **"Ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Basgallop
Anthony John Basgallop (born July 1968)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' is a British television screenwriter best known for writing ''Inside Men'' (2012), ''What Remains (TV series), What Remains'' (2013), ''Servant (TV series), Servant'' (2019–2023), and the miniseries ''To the Ends of the Earth (TV series), To the Ends of the Earth'', an adaptation of William Golding's To the Ends of the Earth, trilogy. Biography Basgallop wrote an episode of ''Children's Ward'', which aired on ITV (TV network), ITV. In 1998 he wrote an episode of ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', called "Toys and Boys", in Casualty (series 13), series 13. The episode was watched by 12.58 million viewers. In 2000, he wrote the crime drama ''Summer in the Suburbs'', which was directed by David Attwood (film director), David Attwood. Between 1996 and 2002, Basgallop wrote forty-four ''EastEnders'' episodes. His first episode aired on 21 October 1996 and last one on 3 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Mathieson
Jamie Mathieson (born 1970) is a British television screenwriter. A former stand-up comedian, he has written for a number of UK science fiction TV shows, namely '' Being Human'', '' Dirk Gently'' and ''Doctor Who''. Career He scripted the sci-fi comedy film '' Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel'', starring Chris O'Dowd, Dean Lennox Kelly, Marc Wootton, and Anna Faris. It was released in the UK and Ireland on 24 April 2009. He wrote the drama pilot ''ALT'' for Channel 4 in 2014, but it was not picked up for a series. However, he did create and write the sci-fi miniseries ''Tripped'' for E4. It was announced in October 2014 that Mathieson would be the lead writer of French science fiction series ''Métal Hurlant: Origins'', a sequel to '' Métal Hurlant Chronicles''. It is based on the popular comics anthology magazine ', known in the United States as '' Heavy Metal'' and in Germany as '. Mathieson started his contributions to ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Teague
Colin Teague is a British film and television director. Born in 1970, he grew up in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and studied at Redroofs Theatre School Redroofs Theatre School alumni page. Retrieved 2 December 2012 and the London International Film School. He is most associated with ''Doctor Who'', being the first person to have directed for the main series and both of its spin-offs, ''Torchwood'' and the pilot episode of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. In 2009 and 2011, Teague was BAFTA Award-nominated for ''Being Human (UK TV series), Being Human''. In 2011, he directed ''Frankenstein's Wedding'', broadcast live from Leeds on BBC3, and ''Shirley'', a biopic on the singer Shirley Bassey which won a Cymru Bafta for Best Single Drama. In 2012, he directed ''The Town (2012 TV series), The Town'', a three-part drama for ITV (TV channel), ITV. In 2013, he directed ''The White Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Gaskell
Lucy Gaskell (born 10 July 1980) is a British actress. She studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1998. Career Gaskell made her professional stage debut in the Oxford Stage Company's production of ''The Cherry Orchard'' which toured the UK in June/July 2003. Gaskell was nominated for the Best Newcomer 2003 award by the Royal Television Society for her role in ''Cutting It''. Gaskell is known for the roles of Ruby Ferris in the BBC One drama series ''Cutting It'' and Kirsty Clements in '' Casualty''. She has also appeared in television and in theatre in numerous roles including '' Waking the Dead'', ''Holby City'', and '' Where the Heart Is''. Other roles include Kathy Costello Nightingale in the 2007 ''Doctor Who'' episode " Blink" and Judy in ''Lesbian Vampire Killers''. In 2010 she began a recurring role in the BBC horror drama '' Being Human'' as Sam, the love interest of main character George. From 2010 to 2011, she starred in ''Casualty'', playing nurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Manson
Amy Manson (born 9 September 1985) is a Scottish actress. She has portrayed Alice Guppy in ''Torchwood'', Abby Evans in ''Casualty'', Lizzie Siddal in ''Desperate Romantics'', Daisy Hannigan-Spiteri in '' Being Human'', Medea in ''Atlantis'', and Merida in the fifth season of the ABC fairy tale drama series ''Once Upon a Time''. Background Born and brought up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Manson has one sister, Ailsa Manson and one brother, James Manson, born in Sept Manson of Clan Gunn. She attended Stage Coach, a Saturday drama school, before leaving home for London at the age of seventeen. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, leaving early to film '' Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud'' in Romania. She lives in North London. Career Manson made her film debut in '' Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud'', and has also appeared in the horror film '' Blood Monkey'' and the short film ''Smile Emily''. Manson has lent her voice to the radio dramas ''Lost in Plain Sight'', ''The Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
