History Series / BeingHumanUK

* JacobMarleyApparel: Annie's stuck in the outfit she died in.
** But considering she died in 2007 and people are still wearing leggings, she thinks she was pretty fashion-forward.
** [[spoiler:Alex kicks up a fuss when she realises she's going to be stuck in a dress she only wore for a date]]

* ThreeAmigos: Annie, Mitchell and George; Annie, Hal and Tom and Alex, Hal and Tom.

* MissingReflection: In Season One there's a weird but tense scene where the three main characters are fooled into watching a vampire who has filmed themselves having sex and then feeding and killing a human... but only the human shows on the DVD (then the vampire's bloody footprints when she walks through the blood pooling afterwards).

* AcceptableTargets: [=BDSM=] practitioners, in "Adam's Family." That the vampires drink willing victims to death unnerves George and Nina, but apparently not a greater crime than leading incredibly kinky lifestyles.
** Social care workers, in ''The Longest Day.''

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The vampires, like those of ''{{Film/Blade}}'' and ''Film/{{Underworld}}'', have an AncientConspiracy dating back hundreds of years. They create more of their kind by turning humans but a bite on its own will not do this; the victim needs to ingest vampire blood to turn. A stake through the heart reduces them to dust, though this seems to work like a human knife wound; it may or may not be instantly fatal depending on how severe it is and a less-severely staked vampire might recover if given prompt medical attention. They consume the ''life force'' in a human's blood, not blood ''qua'' blood, therefore donated blood is no good. Blood dependency is a [[HorrorHunger psychological addiction]] for vampires, not necessary for survival; they can eat and drink normally too. As a clear subversion of most vampire traditions, they ''can'' venture into the sunlight, although Mitchell does admit he's not a "fan" of sun. In bright sunshine, Mitchell dons sunglasses and a heavy leather jacket, although this may be more of an appearance thing than a precaution against the effects of sunlight. They can also be killed by [[spoiler: a bomb blast]], and so very possibly by a gunshot wound as well, although this is unlikely to be an option in the UK. They need an invitation to enter homes but mobile homes don't count. Vampires also not only don't cast reflections but can't be captured on film with footage showing them directly only having a blank space. This is known as "Old Nick's Wink" among vampires, a reminder that their souls belong to the Devil. Really old vampires, called Old Ones, like Wyndham (supposedly a thousand years old), can enter homes uninvited and are unaffected by crucifixes. Vampires can also ignore the repelling effect of holy symbols if they've recently consumed blood. It isn't a clear subversion of vampire myths that the Being Human vampires can go outside; most of the traditional legends have vampires being able to go about in sunlight, just with their powers reduced.

** FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire is deconstructed with Mitchell. He may try to be a nice guy, but he is fundamentally a vicious killing machine who cannot control his true nature.

* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: Subverted and deconstructed with Mitchell. He portrays himself as this, and clearly believes it. But he cannot overcome his hunger and true nature, and so relapses into terrible acts of violence. Due to the extended suppression of his instincts, these relapses tend to be bloody even by the standards of normal vampires. Mitchell and Hal eventually recognizes this: Vampires are an inherently destructive and predatory race, and any attempt to be otherwise is doomed, as the hunger always wins.

* CasualDangerDialog:

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Subverted by Herrick and [[spoiler: Nina]]. He points out that really what he wants is to [[spoiler: make George suffer in payback for him ripping Herrick limb from limb in Series 1]] but invokes this trope as the reason he's going to spare her and promptly leaves. Then [[spoiler: before the doors have even stopped swinging shut, he comes back in, "They'd say I was going soft" and promptly shivs her in the back.]]

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They are created when people find death's portal blocked at the moment of their passing and their soul eds up trapped in their decomposing bodies. They retain all original intelligence and personality, can live pretty normally at the beginning, and can feel pain (at least before the nerve endings have finished decomposing). They die a few weeks later when their bodies completely break down, whereupon they pass into the afterlife like normal. Zombiism is not contagious and they have no craving for brains or any other body part.

* PinocchioSyndrome: The basic premise of the series.

* RiseFromYourGrave: [[spoiler: Alex in the final episode, after the Devil forces her into her own casket.]]

* MrFanservice:
** ''Mitchell''. Vampire + smokes + Irish accent + perma-stubble + dark past + TheAtoner = ultimate [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]].
** Hal is fast becoming this. A dark haired pretty boy vampire with OCD tics, and who happens to like doing push ups shirtless.

* HornyDevils: Series 4 introduces Yvonne, a [[http://beinghuman.wikia.com/wiki/Succubus succubus]] unaware of her nature. Succubi in this universe are the daughters of demons and women. They become irresistible to men once they touch her, at which point she will appear to them in erotic dreams and obsess over her. If they are taken away from her presence for long enough, the effect fades. If a succubus sleeps with a man he will die. They can also see ghosts, of course, as they are supernatural creatures.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Taken UpToEleven by [[spoiler: Kirby]]. He gets very close to his victims, becoming almost part of the family, so he can kill them later, making sure to orphan the child first before he kills them.