“The Vampire Craze Is Coming To A End”
What’s the appeal of Being Human?
It’s quite accessible – the characters might be a vampire, a ghost and a werewolf but they face quite everyday situations. People can understand what’s going on and relate to the humanistic sensibilities in the show – it’s not set in a completely fantasy universe.
It’s the third series. Is it really accessible or is it a convoluted genre show where casual viewers have no idea what’s happening?
You can always get what’s going on. They try to integrate themselves into normal society and try to be as normal as possible – that’s the ideology behind it. A lot is about the banal stuff they get up to so new viewers can get into it. Some people are cool with jumping in midway through, others might want to have a glance over the second series box set.
Are people getting fed up of vampire shows?
We got on the train early – I think we were out at the same time as the first Twilight film. There’s a fad for something every decade. I think we’re coming to the end of this vampire buzz. We’ve had a massive comic book hero run over the past ten years too. I’m looking forward to seeing what the next fad is. I think as long as we don’t flog it to death we should be OK and, when the time comes, wipe the blood from the chin and step away from the plate.
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