"And now... the end is near..." *sniff*

Ok, must stop now before we get all wistful, because with only a dozen BH2 shooting days left our emotions are running high. Time to look back on a fantastic production period and get excited about how close we are to unveiling series two in all its glory in early 2010.

At this crucial time we thought it was only fitting to get Aidan, Lenora and Russell together once again to give us their thoughts on how the production has gone and how they're feeling about leaving the big bad world of the Being Human set.

We'll blogging miss them when they're gone...

The first is the set itself, where the cameras, crew and actors do their thing. The second is the unit base, a massive 'travelling circus' of lorries that set up close by to house the production team. This is where shoots are planned, actors are rushed into make-up and, most importantly, Tom the runner refills his tea urn.

The man in charge of keeping the unit base running smoothly is everyone's farourite 2nd Assistant Director, Derek, and he kindly agreed to spend a day showing us around.

Now, he looks like a nice guy, but if you don't keep to his schedule... well, let's put it this way, they don't call him 'Mad Axeman Derek' for nothing. Oh, wait, actually I'm being told they don't call him that. But he will give you a VERY ANGRY LOOK.

Be warned.

The rumour mill is working overtime with talk of an American remake of Being Human so we here at the BH Blog thought we'd get to the bottom of it. We spoke to Executive Producer Rob Pursey and asked for the latest news...

"You've probably heard that there will be an American version of Being Human. We think it's a testament to the power of our series that another version will happen. It will be different, though it will be recognisable. We hope it will be brilliant, and we hope you like it when it comes. But it won't affect the show we are making here and now."

Writers, casting and storylines are yet to be confirmed, but you can expect thirteen episodes coming to American screens soon. And don't worry, it's not going to impact on the British show so you can still expect a full quality second series when it airs here in the UK at the start of 2010.

Step1 - The easiest step... Get a pumpkin.

Step 2 - Cut a hole in the top with a knife. BE CAREFUL! Fingerless gloves don't really work if you chop off your fingers.

Step 3 - Scoop out the insides of the pumpkin and get rid... eurgh.

Step 4 - Print off the Being Human name...

Step 5 - Stick it to your pumpkin. It doesn't look too impressive at this stage, but it gets better...

Step 6 - Using a compass, cocktail stick, or other pointy instrument, carefully poke holes around the edges of your design...

Step 7 - Use a knife or specialist pumpkin carving tool (we found ours in the supermarket) to join the dots...

Step 8 - Add light and... voila! You are a pumpkin-carving god!

Halloween is all about dressing up, and is truly a time to get messy and gory with the make-up. So, as part of the Halloween Week fun, Being Human Make-Up Designer Marcus Whitney is here to give you his top tips on maximising your vampire chic.

We're very excited over here at BH Blog Towers, as Saturday 31st October will be Being Human's first ever HALLOWEEN!

To celebrate we've been munching endless party rings and having a Laurel & Hardy marathon... Oh, and we've also put together a special Halloween Week of fun here on the blog, with lots of updates and tweets to get us all in the spirit (excuse the pun).

But first our favourite trio are here to tell us how to get into the Halloween groove with some awesome ghost, werewolf and vampire costumes. If you've got any more ideas on how to achieve the perfect Being Human look, leave us a comment below with your hot tips.

In the immortal words of Seth, it's time to "get into character!"

With her discovery of the grizzly supernatural world (and the small matter of seeing her boyfriend kill someone whilst in wolf state) there's an awful lot for her to get her head around.

It's a big challenge for Nina and an even bigger challenge for the woman behind Nina... the legendary Sinead Keenan. We caught up with her on the set of series two to find out how she's getting on with job...

Annie's was killed there... Mitchell was staked there... George even transformed there. Yes, the bright pink, oddly-decorated Being Human house saw so much drama it was almost a character in itself.

So we here at BH Blog Towers we thought it was time to let you inside for the first time since series two began filming. And look who we found... it's only bloomin' Russell and Lenora!

As a runner, Tom carries out glamorous jobs including fetching stuff, carrying stuff, holding stuff and getting told off by producer Matt Bouch for not getting his (and I quote) "DAMN ESPRESSO I ASKED FOR TEN MINUTES AGO".

But worry not, despite all this Tom works with one of the biggest smiles on the production, and has kindly let the BH Blog team follow him for an entire day.

We promise we didn't just do it for the free tea and biscuits. Honest.

His handiwork was responsible for all the glitz, glamour and gore of the first series, but today he's got an easy job... a haircut and a bit of make-up for Russell Tovey.

Blimey, ok... one, two, three... wow, this is no good, there's waaay too many of you. I'll just put down 'lots'.

Anyway, we think she's awesome too, so we pulled her to one side for a quick word. You'll be pleased to hear she's back on set... back in the cardigan... and back to her mischievous ways with Russell.

And mischief never looked as good as in our new SUPERSIZE video player... Ooh, shiny!

Yes, setting a scene in the dark of night sounds simple, but the reality is altogether more complicated. Well, we say complicated, what we actually mean is tiring. Everyone from the cast and crew to the security guards and, of course, the tea lady have to alter their sleep patterns and work a totally different schedule to maximise the time between dusk and dawn.

This week we caught up with the gang in a car park in Bristol to find out how this punishing 8pm - 5am shooting schedule was taking its toll.