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- "We have to put a stop to this. Doesn't he understand, these people are British. You're not allowed to talk to your neighbours until you've nodded at them for fifteen years."
- ―George Sands
"Tully" | |
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Air date | February 1st, 2009 (UK) August 1st, 2009 (US) |
Writers | Toby Haynes |
Director | Toby Whithouse |
Producers | Toby Whithouse; Matthew Bouch; Alison Law; Rob Pursey |
Starring | Lenora Crichlow; Russell Tovey; Aidan Turner |
Episode guide | |
Previous "Flotsam and Jetsam" |
Next "Ghost Town" |
"Tully" is the second episode of series one of the British supernatural drama Being Human and the third episode of the program overall. It was directed by Toby Haynes and written by series creator Toby Whithouse. It first aired in the UK on BBC 3 on Sunday, February 1st, 2009. It first aired in the US on BBC America on August 1st, 2009. In this episode, George meets another werewolf, Tully, who becomes his mentor and role model - that is until George learns a disturbing secret that links the pasts of both men.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Lenora Crichlow | Annie Sawyer |
Russell Tovey | George Sands |
Aidan Turner | John Mitchell |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Annabel Scholey | Lauren Drake |
Jason Watkins | William Herrick |
Sinead Keenan | Nina Pickering |
Dean Lennox Kelly | Lee Tully |
Kerry Gibson | Hannah |
Lizzie Roper | Maggie |
Joe Hall | Neighbor |
Paul Kasey | Werewolf |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc one of the Being Human: Season One DVD and Blu-ray collections.
- Opening narration: John Mitchell
- Viewership total: 974,000.
- Final on-screen appearance of Lee Tully. He appeared last in "Flotsam and Jetsam".
Allusions[]
- Vin Diesel: One of Aidan's guests professes to be an expert on Vin Diesel. Vin Diesel is an American movie actor, best known for his work in the action and science fiction genres. Up until the time that this episode aired, Vin Diesel had distinguished himself in several notable films including Saving Private Ryan, Pitch Black, The Fast and the Furious, xXx and The Chronicles of Riddick.
- Pitch Black: Pitch Black is a science fiction/action film released in 2000. It stars Vin Diesel and is referenced by the Vin Diesel fanatic seen at Aidan's party.
- Mini-Me: After George makes an embarrassing remark in the style of Tully, Aidan and Annie refer to him as Tully's "Mini-Me". Mini-Me is a character featured in the Austin Powers film series and is played by Verne Troyer. The character is a clone of the films' antagonist Doctor Evil, but is only 1/8th his size, thus earning the unfortunate moniker of Mini-Me.
- Britain's Got Talent: Lauren makes reference to Britain's Got Talent. This is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's Talkback Thames (now Thames Television) and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in the UK and TV3 in the Republic of Ireland.
- Is as Does: At one point in the episode, Lee Tully says "Tully is as Tully does". The line is later re-used by George who says, "George is as George does". This may or may not be a reference to the 1994 film Forrest Gump, which featured the memorable line "Stupid is as stupid does".
Quotes[]
- John Mitchell: I've been thinking. This whole thing, getting the house, it was to participate. To join humanity. What have we done? A few trips down to the pub. It's pathetic. This is what being human is about. This is what I chose.
- George Sands: You chose?
- John Mitchell: We chose. We all chose. We can't just dip our toe. We need to dive into the churn of humanity.
- John Mitchell: So Carol from number 12 is gonna lend us Casablanca
- George Sands: Why?
- John Mitchell: I'm only IN IT!
- Annie Sawyer: Get out!
- John Mitchell: I'm just an extra, in the bar and you can't actually see me obviously, but I do knock over a chair at one point and you can see that.
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- George Sands: George is as George does.
- John Mitchell: Did you really just say that? Did you actually use those words?
- Annie Sawyer: Oh my God. You're Tully's Mini-Me.
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- George Sands: A few weeks ago, Tully was in London and got attacked by some vampires.
- John Mitchell: Vampires are arseholes. This is hardly news.
See also[]
External Links[]
- "Tully" at IMDB
- "Tully" at TV.com guide
- "Tully" at TV Rage.com
- "Tully" at the TV Database
- "Tully" at the Being Human Wiki