The BBC has revealed what it calls fang-tastic casting for upcoming comedy The Reluctant Vampire

Starring alongside Lenny Rush will be a whole host of talents for the new supernatural sitcom about being trapped between two worlds. The Reluctant Vampire is based on the books by Eric Morecambe and written by Rob and Neil Gibbons (Alan Partridge).

The fang-tastic cast includes Tom Davis (Wonka, King Gary), Sian Clifford (Fleabag), Charlie Cooper (This Country), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Joe Wilkinson (After Life), Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts), Esther Smith (Trying), Bill Bailey (Black Books), Ray Fearon (Not Going Out), Ellie May Sheridan (Dodger), Gabriel Nagy (Extra Geography), and Ross Noble sink their teeth into a world of colourful characters.

If you can’t quite place them all, the top picture shows: left to right top row: Tom Davis, Sian Clifford, Charlie Cooper, Asim Chaudhry. Second row: Joe Wilkinson, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Esther Smith, Bill Bailey. Bottom row: Ray Fearon, Ellie May Sheridan, Gabriel Nagy, and Ross Noble. Of course, Lenny Rush is on the right.

What is The Reluctant Vampire about?

The BBC’s press release tells us:

Raised in a conventional vampire family, Val (Lenny Rush) isn’t the most natural at the bloodthirsty rites of passage despite his best efforts. Life takes a shocking turn when he discovers — after accidentally coming across his own reflection — that he’s not a vampire after all and his Vampire mum has kept everything secret from him. Until now.

And there’s more:

The Reluctant Vampire is set in a typical English village which happens to have a Vampire castle on the hill. The show follows Val, the “Reluctant Vampire”, who by day explores with fascination his newly discovered human side with the help of village girl Gertie (Ellie May Sheridan), but can never let his secret be known to the locals. Yet by night there’s a coffin-load of expectations from his tradition obsessed vampire dad, Victor, (Tom Davis) his suspicious brother, Vernon, (Gabriel Nagy) and his doting mum Valeeta (Sian Clifford) who is the only one in the family who knows his true self. Val must navigate both worlds without letting his cover be staked.

More news as we get it.