As you know, we lost a major character at the end of season 3 of the UK version of Being Human. Now we know that another major cast member will be leaving. Russell Tovey, who plays werewolf George, announced during an interview that he was heading out.

He told The Guardian:

“Well, I’ve actually left Being Human but no one [outside of the show] knows yet,” he says, bursting our bubble. The news will come as a shock to fans, still reeling from Aidan Turner‘s exit as his character, Mitchell the vampire, was killed off by George in the season three finale. “Aidan’s left to film The Hobbit in New Zealand [with Peter Jackson] and going on without him on this fourth series felt strange,” says Tovey by way of explanation. But for such a huge sci fi-ish hit on both sides of the Atlantic, doesn’t having only one of the original cast members left put the show in major jeopardy?

“No, with Being Human the story can definitely go on and on,” Tovey insists. “Toby [Whithouse, the writer] still runs it and they can do all sorts … add giants and robots!”

“When I see friends rocketing all over the place, I know the potential is there to make a big impression all over the world but I don’t know where my career is going now,” he says. “It’s incredibly exciting and frustrating; you compare and despair.”

He also tweeted the news after the article posted:

 russelltovey Hey my lovely witty’s, you may or may not know by now, but I am leaving Being Human officially.. Thought you should all know… Im sorry x 11 Nov

Well we can’t blame him for wanting to continue to advance his career, but, giants and robots aside, what will become of one of our favorite UK shows? It’s unclear if he will be leaving the show during season 4 or at the end of it, and it could be that we won’t know officially until we see it on air. The show changed considerably in tone and additional cast during season 3, and with season 4 Mitchell-less, we were already a little concerned.

We’re planning on watching with an open mind when season 4 arrives on our side of the Atlantic; how about you? Are you going to be watching, knowing that there will be no Aidan Turner and eventually no Russell Tovey?