Being Human

In an old B&B in a sleepy seaside town, there lives a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost determined to live a quiet, human life. But lurking in every corner of society there are vampires ready to rid the world of its humanity. The Old Ones are coming and it's up to our heroes to fight for the right to live in peace. It's not easy protecting a newborn child from prowling vampires when you're a ghost and a couple of werewolves, but this is what our heroes must do - whatever the cost.

Hal, Leo and Pearl - another vampire, werewolf and ghost - turn up at the house on a pilgrimage to visit the baby Savior, in the hope that she might save dying Leo. Annie is convinced that her ward has the powers to do so, but Tom isn't so sure. Tom's not best pleased at having vampire Hal in the house, either. Tom and Hal are forced out on a mission together to obtain something for Leo's dying wish. An argument with a pawn shop owner bonds them temporarily, but later when Tom finds Hal standing over baby Eve, he's convinced Hal is a threat and throws him out of the house. Sent off the rails, who knows what Hal is capable of? Will Annie and Tom find Hal before they find out?

Hal is unaccustomed to modern life, having kept himself sheltered from society to avoid the risk of killing. So when Annie and Tom tell him he needs to get a job, he's filled with dread. While faced with the horror of working in the café with Tom, Hal is tempted by vampire Fergus to come back to the vampire fold as their new leader. Meanwhile Annie is convinced by Regus that the baby should be taken away to safety, or the vampires will surely kill their 'destroyer'. But when Fergus and his gang attack the house, Annie needs to prove that with Tom and Hal, they're a strong enough team to protect the baby...but are they?

Annie, Hal and Tom are like a ring of steel protecting baby Eve, so when Kirby, a ghost from the 1970s calls at the house, they're immediately suspicious. Kirby wins them over with his feckless personality and proof that he's been sent by Nina to help look after the baby. Annie soon falls for the handsome, charismatic ghost - perhaps Nina also sent him for reasons other than the baby? Tom is utterly charmed by him, too, pleased to have an alpha male about the house to teach him the way of the world. Hal has his doubts about Kirby, but then Kirby has his doubts about Hal. Who will be proved right?

Episode Five sees the return of Series Three's teenage vampire Adam. Adam is madly in love with no-nonsense head teacher Yvonne, much to the dismay of our heroes. They're on the run from the press, who see the relationship as a scandal. Since vampires can't be pictured on camera, the housemates are concerned about Adam getting photographed. They force him confess his - and their - true nature to Yvonne. It's a lot to take in, but there are bigger surprises in store when Yvonne discovers the reason that she's able to see Annie, as well as what this means for her love affair with Adam.

Romance is in the air for Tom when Allison, a geeky teen werewolf, turns up looking for help. Somebody seems intent on revealing werewolves to the world and she wants to get to the bottom of the matter. In a bid to impress Allison, Tom leads her to the computer-savvy vampire, Cutler. Cutler is delighted to see more werewolves on the scene and soon finds use for his new friends. Tom also cajoles Hal into a double date with himself, Allison and attractive café patron, Alex. Hal insists that he's stayed away from women for the past fifty years for a reason -- but will his desire really spark his bloodlust once again? Meanwhile, Annie feels responsible for grouchy neighbor Emrys' death and it's up to her to complete his ghost's unfinished business on earth -- as soon as she can find out what it could be.

Tensions run high when Cutler takes Tom firmly under his wing. He's got big plans for Tom -- together they're going to make history. Hal's wicked past catches up with him and he finds himself led down a path of temptation. Having succumbed to drinking blood, Hal's second date with Alex doesn't exactly go according to plan. Meanwhile, Annie is called to Purgatory by the mysterious woman from the future. She's got big news for Annie: there's only one way to save the earth from imminent destruction by the vampires. But will Annie even contemplate the task that she's given?

The Old Ones have arrived and are intent on taking over the world by force. Cutler has other plans, but when they go awry, his revenge on his own kind is plotted. Annie is conflicted and upset as she comes to terms with the fact that, in order to save the world, she's been tasked with the most difficult decision of her afterlife. Tom and Hal have their own plan to destroy the vampires, but when Mr. Snow (Mark Gatiss), the vampire leader, visits Hal he demonstrates the power he holds over our hero.