David Boreanaz

Bones (Series premiere) - Thursday, 9.30pm, Seven Network

David Boreanaz makes his TV return in new crime drama Bones

Best known as the vampire with a soul in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel, David Boreanaz is back on TV - playing a human this time. In Bones, David is Special Agent Seeley Booth, a former army sniper who teams up with forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) on baffling murder investigations.

How does it feel being in such a different show from Angel?

It feels great. It’s refreshing that it really is something new and he’s a great character because he has so much going for him, and has a lot of depth.

Do you stay in touch with any of your old co-stars from the Angel days?

No, it’s done.

What did you know about the world of the FBI? How did you research the role?

I spent a lot of time with Mike Rosso from the LAPD, who’s been with the force for 25 years. I trained with him and went through the scenarios and procedures of entering and exiting crime scenes. I then applied that to the character, while maintaining a sense of where Booth comes from. His grandfather was in WWII, his father was in the army and his relationship with his past has to be off-balance with his militaristic standpoint. I think that’s what gives him an edge.

In this week’s TV WEEK, David reveals whether love could be on the horizon for Booth and Brennan and how he copes with the series’ gruesome crime scenes. And meet the real-life Temperance Brennan: best-selling author Kathy Reichs!