This interview contains spoilers forBeing Humanseries four and five.
This is the first season ofBeing Humanwithout any of the original cast.
Does it feel like a new launch?
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Damian Molony:Its a different story, but its stillBeing Human.
It still retains the wonderful elements of the vampire, the werewolf and the ghost.
Where do we join Hal, Tom and Alex in this series?
Kate Bracken:We kick off where we left off.
Hals tied to a chair then?
Thats how we kick off.
Eight takes of this, I thought I cant take any more, Im sure theyve got it now!
DM:That was my food in the chair.
The house is in complete disarray.
I cant even begin to describe how many takeaway boxes were in that room.
Can Hal and Alex ever have a romantic relationship then, or has that put the kibosh on that?
KB:Rocky isnt it?
DM:Technically, Hal hasnt done anything wrong.
Lets just put that across.
KB:They become close mates, but I think the chance of romance is never fully gone.
Living together in such close proximity, theres always an element of that.
DM:For me, Alex really represents that bad Hal that Ive been running from.
Alex must resent Hal though?
So she is quite forgiving in that sense as well.
Theres this kind of battle of emotions with Alex I think when it comes to Hal.
Honolulu Heights last ghost, Annie, was the mother figure of the house.
Does Alex have a similar role that she fulfils?
With Hal, as I said before its complicated.
KB:They do come into it, yes.
DM:We had a great little kid playing your brother.
KB:Yes, he was a star who came in and played one of my little brothers.
And Alex is still wearing the same clothes every single time?
Lunchtimes are the hardest, because I spill everything.
Whats it been like to work with Phil Davis as the villainous Captain Hatch?
KB:Its a bit of an honour really.
I find myself watching him and then Im like, Oh shit, Ive got to say something.
He is really mesmerising and the character that hes playing is just disgusting.
DM:He has earwax dribbling out of his ear the whole time, hes just disgusting.
Whether they use that or not, Im not sure, but hes incredible.
DM:He is this kind of hidden presence all the time.
Even the actor, we find him just, walking down the stairs and you go, oh Jesus.
Hes kind of overseeing this whole thing, hes orchestrating it like a conductor and its so gentle.
His performance is obviously so fantastic because its so subtle.
Its in his eyes and I think its amazing to watch.
So hes playing us.
Its very, very clever.
KB:I think first and foremost, Alex is obviously a completely different character to Annie.
Shes not the key in of girl to let things go easily, shes no nonsense.
Its quite sad to see actually because it really springs up out of nowhere.
Is this series concerned with Alex being kept here by her unfinished business?
KB:Very much.
Theres a spanner in the works.
Is Phil Davis character the only jeopardy in this series or is there a vampire jeopardy too?
Do the old ones come back?
Theres lots to do with Mr Rook, who comes back.
Last series introduced a succubus, will there be any new supernaturals in this series?
DM:Other than Hatch?
In this series, theres a little bit of everything, which is great.
I dont think theres anything new other than the monstrosity that is Captain Hatch.
Will there be plenty of dressing up and flashbacks for you again Damien?
Oh God, theres one tomorrow, Id better not say too much about that.
We had a flashback at the start of episode one I think, I think thats it.
You have a flashback.
We all have a flashback of sorts.
KB:We are yet to see one, coming up.
I think I will be seeing the maggots again.
What are the maggots?
Are you lying there with bits of Rice Krispie stuck on your face?
KB:Oh no, theyre maggots.
Its not so much the maggots, its the smell.
As soon as you open that pot it is rank.
DM:Theyre so clean, but the smell…
How do you clean a maggot?
DM:[laughs] There is someone in there washing them with cotton buds.
What did you make of the last series when you finally saw it?
When you auditioned for Alex, did you know she was going to become a regular character?
DM:I was so excited.
I remember being so nervous.
I was getting texts from people saying here we go!.
Did you follow the fan reaction, while you were watching it?
DM:Kind of.
People would send amazing messages on Twitter.
Its just so exciting and I was really touched.
Did it give you more confidence?
Slowly but surely, hes on that dreadfully slippery slope.
How much of this season are you going to spend with your shirt off?
DM:Plenty, plenty.
DM:It does when it comes to breakfast that morning, Im like, I cant have that… Its also great fun.
It usually means that Im up to no good.
Does Hal get his hands on any Kia-Ora this series?
Have you been sent a lot of Kia-Ora since it was mentioned in that episode?
DM:Youve no idea.
How do you top blowing up a baby?
CanBeing Humango darker than the series four finale?
DM:Im sure we can.
KB:I think Hatch has a pretty good go.
DM:Yeah, what he does is so… youve no idea.
Damien Molony and Kate Bracken, thank you very much!
Being Human series five starts on Sunday the 3rd of February at 10pm on BBC Three.
Read our spoiler-free episode one reviewhere.
