One of the most unbelievable things about Being Human (BBC Three, Sunday, 15 February, 9.20pm) is the channel it's on. Now, bear in mind that this is a show about a flatshare between a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost, that's saying something. So what's so surprising about the channel choice? Well, without question, BBC Three is one of the most pointless channels in TV and, with that, it's staggering that Being Human is so damned good!

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Being Human is a super-hip, tight as a drumskin show that really feels out of place on a channel that normally gives us toilet scraping dross like Family Guy, Naked Nurses and Freaky Eaters. BBC Three is the runt of the little... and some. BBC Three is one long fart joke and then, somehow, in the middle of all the sniggering and poking dead dogs with sticks, comes this fine, stylish show, able to make a laugh and tug a heart string without ever feeling too forced.

In Mitchell, George and Annie, we've got three dysfunctional characters we can really buy into, even if they occasionally fall into stereotype... but only very occasionally. See, I was convinced that this show was an allegory, like most things in the horror genre. Last night's episode touched on that aspect more than ever, with a 'misunderstanding' seeing our anti-heroes branded child abusers (which, in turn, was the vehicle for a great little joke that said "Argh! Pedos has one 'E'!"). It's a tried and tested angle of the horror genre, but when done well, never likely to get tired.

Of course, there's other 'tried and tested' aspects of the show, notably, in Mitchell, our vampire. Like all modern vampires, he's a bit rock 'n' roll. In fact, this particular one looks like a cross between Jeff Buckley and Gavin Rossdale out of Bush. Like the anti-heroes of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, this vampire doesn't cower in daylight or get the eebie-jeebies over garlic. Nope, he's a very modern vampire (like the modern zombies who can run).

And thank god for that.

This show tries to eschew all those tired all cliches and use the supernatural element as a vehicle for human emotion. Through these struggles... or sicknesses if you prefer... we're allowed to invest into characters wrestling with their own sense of being in the world, and as such, make for some really decent telly. Last night's show was filled with emotional turmoil and soul-searching, but mercifully, filled with enough humour to make it worth watching. If any show on BBC Three is likely to make the leap to BBC Two, this is it. Providing, of course, Auntie doesn't decide to axe it like it did with the wonderful Pulling.