45 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestLuke becomes haunted by dreams about the car crash that killed his father and Galvin's connection to it. A visit to a psychic convinces him his godfather is not the man he seems and, with Gladiolus Thrip back on the scene and showing an unhealthy interest in Luke's past, the vampire-fighting duo look set to be torn apart.
Luke Rutherford is your average teenager - until his dead father's best friend, Rupert Galvin turns up to reveal his secret destiny: he's the great-grandson of Abraham Van Helsing, the infamous vampire hunter. Luke is set to inherit the family mantle as a warrior against the supernatural entities that lie deep beneath the streets of modern-day London.
Acting
Philip Glenister's unhinged mentor energy carries entire scenes.
Costume
Mina's blind goth aesthetic deserves its own spinoff.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Philip Glenister basically reprised his Life on Mars persona — drunk, disorderly, inexplicably compelling — just with added vampire hunting. The show knew exactly what it was selling.
Part of a doomed 2009 British fantasy wave including Merlin and Being Human; Demons died so the others could briefly thrive. Holliday Grainger escaped to become a proper star.
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