Davis commented: “I’m very excited to be joining the cast of Being Human for Series 5. It’s a great show. I’ll be playing Captain Hatch. I don’t want to give too much away about the character at this early stage but I can reveal that he is marvellously disgusting. I’m busy researching now.”

The BBC has revealed the following information about the character: “Captain Hatch has seen it all. At least he reckons he has. And whatever it is, he doesn’t much like it. Stuck in a failing body, in a wheelchair, in a dismal seaside hotel, things aren’t exactly sunny side up. Hatch embodies the worst in humanity – he’s bitter, manipulative, obsequious and cruel. Quite the catch. But those aren’t even the worst things about the aged army captain… beneath his decrepit exterior there lies within him a dark and toxic secret that could rattle your soul with fear.”

The new six-part series is currently filming in Cardiff and will air on BBC Three next year, with Michael Socha (werewolf Tom), Damien Molony (vampire Hal) and Kate Bracken (ghost Alex) as its regular cast.

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