The show’s official blog today revealed that Series 5 will be “bigger, better, bolder, braver and definitely more terrifying than anything that has come before” and will “deliver all the laughs and fun of [Series 4] but with a very definitely new and nasty, chilling edge”.

The blog also teases that “the calls for a new villain have been answered”.

The supernatural drama will return for a fifth series in 2013, with Michael Socha (werewolf Tom), Damien Molony (vampire Hal) and Kate Bracken (ghost Alex) as its regular cast.

Last month showrunner Toby Whithouse described the show’s cast changes as “a great opportunity”, promising “a completely new dynamic”.

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