Nina Pickering
Nina Pickering is a fictional character in the comedy-drama TV series Being Human, portrayed by Sinéad Keenan. Nina Pickering was a recurring character in the first two series of the show and a main character in the third series of the show. She appeared in 19 episodes of the drama.
Television series
Background
Series 1
Nina was working as a nurse in a hospital when she met co-worker George, who was a werewolf. They started to date. Some time later, Nina realised that her boyfriend George and his friend and co-worker Mitchell had a secret. She followed them into a cellar where George transformed into a werewolf, planning to kill the evil vampire Herrick once and for all. When George killed Herrick, he accidentally scratched Nina during his transformation.Series 2
George's scratch turned Nina into a werewolf. Nina struggled to cope with her condition, as well as seeing George kill Herrick. Annie was the first person Nina turned to when she learned that she had become a werewolf. Annie helped Nina during her first transformation and stayed with her the first night, providing her with a coat.As Nina could not cope with being a werewolf; she left George and joined CenSSA, an organisation that promised to get rid of her condition once and for all. She told George about the opportunity. At first George was doubtful, but when a series of unfortunate events lead to some negative consequences in his life he decided to join Nina in going to CenSSA along with Annie to finally cure his lycanthropy. George, Annie and Nina eventually figure out that the organisation couldn't keep its promises and that a lot of werewolves were killed during experiments. The trio managed to escape, but it was too late for Annie. She was sent to hell by the leader of the organisation, Kemp. Later George, Mitchell and Nina move into a new home in Barry.
Series 3
Nina and George are finally back together and are living in the same house with Mitchell who saves Annie from purgatory. Annie is moving into the new house. Nina and George get on very well and soon Nina becomes pregnant. Nina worries about her baby. She wonders if she and her baby will survive the monthly transformations. However, in the end everything goes well and the child survives.Series 4
Nina's death happened between series three and four. In series four, the audience learns that Nina has been beaten to death by vampires, only a few days after her daughter Eve is born. Soon George also dies, sacrificing his life for his daughter by triggering a werewolf transformation without the influence of the moon, his last words being to entrust Eve to Annie.At the end of the series Nina is joined by her friends Annie, Mitchell, George and baby Eve in the afterlife. A reunion scene with the friends is never shown on television.
Relationships
George Sands
believes that George and Nina support each other a lot. Nina often pulls George back so that they both stay close to humanity and their true selves. Furthermore, Nina always listens when George says something and is looking after him.Annie Sawyer
Lenora Crichlow says that when Nina gets to know that she has become a werewolf, Annie is the first person she turns to. Annie helps Nina through her transformation and provides her with a coat which is covering her when she wakes up.Casting and development
Sinead Keenan got told by her agent told her she would be auditioning for a show about a werewolf, a ghost and a vampire. She then auditioned for the show and got the role of Nina.The first plan for Sinead Keenan's character Nina was to be written out of the series at the end of season one. When creator Toby Whithouse saw Keenan's and Tovey's great dynamic on set while filming he decided that the character Nina should stay. Since the producers enjoyed the relationship between Nina and George very much they decided that Keenan should become a series regular within the third season. Nina remained in the series for another year until Keenan decided to leave the series.