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COLLECTION · Series · 2000

My Hero

My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.

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* 6.5 (32)ComedyFantasyScience FictionUnited Kingdom
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Creators
Paul Mendelson
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · Big Bear Films
Runtime
28–30 min/ep
Release
04/02/2000
Score
6.5 / 10 (32)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
5 episodes · 2000
Christmas
Episode 1. Christmas
2000-12-22

George tries to get into the spirit of Christmas by creeping into the houses of Janet's parents, Mrs Raven, and her boss Piers on Christmas Eve dressed as Santa to leave them all presents. This doesn't go down as well as he had planned,…

Episode 2. Season 5 Out-takes

No synopsis

Episode 3. Season 6 Out-takes

No synopsis

Episode 4. Season 3 out-takes

No synopsis

Episode 5. My Super Hero - Comic Relief 2001
2001-03-16

No synopsis

Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 2000

The first series of British television comedy My Hero ran from February 4, 2000, to December 22, 2000. The series featured seven episodes, and introduced the main cast of George Sunday, Janet Dawkins, Piers Crispin, Tyler, Mrs. Raven, Arnie, Ella Dawkins, Stanley Dawkins and Avril. The series was broadcast on BBC1, and was overseen by series creator Paul…

My Hero
Episode 1. My Hero
2000-02-04

Janet does not realize that the Irish hypochondriac who's come to see her at the health centre is actually the famed superhero Thermoman, who saved her life while she was vacationing in Arizona.

Guess Who's Coming to Lunch
Episode 2. Guess Who's Coming to Lunch
2000-02-11

As George and Janet are now an item, things move on for them and it's time to meet Janet's parents. But Janet's mother knows what she wants for her daughter - smooth, oily Dr. Piers, not weird George. Janet is a bag of nerves and even…

Mission Impossible
Episode 3. Mission Impossible
2000-02-18

Thermoman faces his biggest challenge yet. After Janet washes his superhero outfit in biological detergent which make him itch, an book from his home planet says that he mustn't have sex more than once a month. But worst of all, Piers…

Thermoman's Greatest Challenge
Episode 4. Thermoman's Greatest Challenge
2000-02-25

George and his dashing alter-ego (Thermoman) are invited to the same charity fundraiser.

Old Man Riverdance
Episode 5. Old Man Riverdance
2000-03-03

Thermoman's father comes to visit and starts interfering with his son's love life.

The Party's Over
Episode 6. The Party's Over
2000-03-10

George decides to throw a surprise 30th-birthday party for Janet.

Season 2
Season 2
6 episodes · 2001

The second series of British television comedy My Hero ran from May 14, 2001 to June 18, 2001. The series featured six episodes, and the entire main cast reprised their characters from series one, with the exception of minor character Avril. This series saw Janet Dawkins become Janet Sunday, after marrying George, and Janet and George having their first…

Parents
Episode 1. Parents
2001-05-14

Thermoman reveals his double identity to Janet's parents, in an attempt to gain their favour, but her mother can't keep a secret.

Girlfriend
Episode 2. Girlfriend
2001-05-21

A curvaceous Ultronian appears, claiming to be George's fiancee. Xil learns to speak English when speaking to Tyler, she realises that she can learn from him. She does so and picks up his (local) accent. Meanwhile, Mrs Raven asks for a…

Car
Episode 3. Car
2001-05-28 · 30 min

Piers get a new Mercedes. George works hard to buy Janet a car and Arnie gets his powers back.

Nemesis
Episode 4. Nemesis
2001-06-04 · 30 min

An old friend of Thermoman's takes over Piers' body and tries to put Thermoman out of the superhero business.

Pregnant
Episode 5. Pregnant
2001-06-11 · 30 min

Our heroic couple find out that they're pregnant in this episode. As part of the pregnancy George endows Joyce with Ultronian powers, which she the uses to go about saving the day. The sub plot is Mrs. Raven convincing Piers that he is…

Wedding
Episode 6. Wedding
2001-06-18

Shortly after they wed, janet goes into labor. The baby has super powers and can talk, which is normal for Thermian babies.

Season 3
Season 3
10 episodes · 2002

The third series of British television comedy My Hero ran from June 7, 2002 to August 23, 2002. The series featured ten episodes, and the entire main cast reprised their characters from series two. The series was broadcast on BBC1, and was again overseen by series creator Paul Mendelson. The series was released on DVD on October 7, 2002, becoming the first…

Baby Talk
Episode 1. Baby Talk
2002-06-07

The arrival of a little bundle of joy with superhuman powers has made life even more stressful for George and Janet. Meanwhile, Dr Piers's TV career appears to be on the up after he appoints a new agent

Zero Tolerance
Episode 2. Zero Tolerance
2002-06-14 · 30 min

George takes the law into his own hands when he joins a neighbourhood watch scheme

Pet Rescue
Episode 3. Pet Rescue
2002-06-21 · 30 min

George is puzzled by the British love of pets - until his mother-in-law's dog explains it all. However, talking to animals is not normal behaviour, and the conversation lands George in hot water

The Older Man
Episode 4. The Older Man
2002-06-28

It's George's 327th birthday, Arnie asks George if he told Janet about what happens to Ultronians after their 327th birthday. Janet soon finds out, George starts to age ! It seems his body is worn out & he needs a new one. George…

Puttin' on the Writs
Episode 5. Puttin' on the Writs
2002-07-05

George & Janet are loading their groceries into their car when they hear Mrs Raven yelling at the triplets as she's loading her groceries. The trolley man loses control of his trolleys on the ramp of the car park & they head straight for…

Shock, Horror!
Episode 6. Shock, Horror!
2002-07-12

George has had very little time to rest.(too many rescues.) Janet urges him to rest. Olly is sick & George keeps flying home to check on him before flying away again. As George tires, he flies slower & a reporter tracks him to the…

Little Green Man
Episode 7. Little Green Man
2002-08-02

Janet feels George is taking her for granted. Pete was fixing the window glass when he cut himself & Janet was looking at the cut when George walks in. Pete leaves & Janet tries to make George jealous but George is calm about it. Piers…

Mine's a Double
Episode 8. Mine's a Double
2002-08-09

A double of George named Hilary arrives to take George's place while he's away at an advanced super heroic refresher course. Hilary is still in training & is replacing George for 72 hours as part of his field training. Hilary goes…

A Little Learning
Episode 9. A Little Learning
2002-08-16

It's Mr & Mrs Dawkins 40th wedding anniversary. They're planning a party and don't want George to come.! George wants to be more thoughtful & smarter, so he flies to Ultron & asks for a cure for stupidity. They give him a pork flavoured…

A Day to Remember
Episode 10. A Day to Remember
2002-08-23

George doesn't want to change Olly's nappies. He keeps flying off to an emergency. When George has to erase the memory of a man He tells Janet about it when he returns home & demonstrates on himself. George has erased his memory & doesn't…

Season 4
10 episodes · 2003

The fourth series of British television comedy My Hero ran from August 8, 2003, to October 10, 2003. It again featured ten episodes, and saw the entire main cast reprise their characters from Series three. The series was once again broadcast on BBC1, and was overseen by series creator Paul Mendelson. The series has never been released on DVD.

A Sporting Chance
Episode 1. A Sporting Chance
2003-08-08

George has some initial trouble getting to grips with the notion of sport when he is asked to join a cricket team, to help Piers out. Mrs. Raven gets intimate with Tyler after becoming convinced that he is her hero Thermoman. Ella…

The Living Dead
Episode 2. The Living Dead
2003-08-15

George gets himself a new life insurance policy and then kills himself to claim the cash. Now he has to figure out how to come back from the dead with Janet's help, or at least, Janet has to help him sort out another mess - yet again!…

Taking the Credit
Episode 3. Taking the Credit
2003-08-22

Its spend, spend, spend, as George finds out about credit cards. Janet to the rescue, as she uses baby Ollie's powers to predict future lottery numbers to pay for George's spending habit,

It's All in the Mind
Episode 4. It's All in the Mind
2003-08-29

George looks into the mind's of people and discovers what they are really thinking. He is not at all happy about it and Janet gets him out of it once again and none too gently.

Space Virus
Episode 5. Space Virus
2003-09-05

Termoman - space virus - George - passing it onto those closest to him. Now he has to fix it.

The Mayor of Northolt
Episode 6. The Mayor of Northolt
2003-09-12

George is standing for mayor - his policy - to fix Stan and Ella's broken street light. His opponent is Piers. Piers sticks it to George by treating him as a joke in the hope that George can't possibly win. Janet is so incensed by…

Big
Episode 7. Big
2003-09-19

ollies half human half ultron body has unexpected results when he grows from a baby to an 18 year old with a serious girlfreind in just 24 hours

The Consultant
Episode 8. The Consultant
2003-09-26

Arnie put the hard word on George, being Thermoman and the consequences of his actions. George therefore retires as Thermoman.

The Family Way
Episode 9. The Family Way
2003-10-03

george becomes pregnant with a surrogate baby for a childless couple on ultron

Time and Time Again
Episode 10. Time and Time Again
2003-10-10

When going to an Ultronian Court Meeting because of Arnie supposedly getting Mrs Raven pregnant, George and Arnie run into a time field and get launched 7 years into the future. Things have changed, so, they go back to the year 2003.…

Season 5
10 episodes · 2005
The Foresight Saga
Episode 1. The Foresight Saga
2005-01-07

George and Janet have a new addition to the family: Cassie. She can see into the future. However, shortly after birth, she has horrible premonitions that everyone on the Northern hemisphere is going to die! Meanwhile, Piers enters for…

Illegal Aliens
Episode 2. Illegal Aliens
2005-01-14

George and Arnie become the subject of an investigation by the Immigration Department.

The First Husband's Club
Episode 3. The First Husband's Club
2005-01-21

When George buys a car and ups the offered price and then takes reponsibility for an accident that was obviously Piers' fault, Janet trys assertiveness training, which promptly fails. Piers is frustrated by his lack of success with women…

Cassie Come Home
Episode 4. Cassie Come Home
2005-01-28

Janet's mother Ella becomes a trainee JP. When visiting Janet and George she comments on the fact that Ollie hasn't spoken a single word yet. He responds by talking a language that sounds like baby talk (George has been teaching Ollie…

Nothing to Hide
Episode 5. Nothing to Hide
2005-02-04

Thermoman liberates the stolen Mona Lisa from an art thief's clutches, but comes under suspicion from Scotland Yard when he cannot explain its presence in his flat.

Brain Drain
Episode 6. Brain Drain
2005-02-11

George and Arnie discover a way to filter out prejudices in peoples' brains. This sounds like a good idea until the brains get muddled up

Fear and Clothing
Episode 7. Fear and Clothing
2005-02-25

George starts doubting his invincibility, and starts disapperaing.

How Green Was My Ollie?
Episode 8. How Green Was My Ollie?
2005-03-04

As an attempt to get Ollie to eat his vegetables, George gets Ultroneon GM vegetables, with unfortunate side-effects. He then makes the minke whale extinct by using it to plug a volcano! Piers decides that Thermoman has gone too far,…

Big Brother
Episode 9. Big Brother
2005-03-18

George's family discover the joys of reality TV.

Night Fever
Episode 10. Night Fever
2005-03-25

George wakes up in bed with miss Raven but doesnt understand that it was just a dream

Season 6
8 episodes · 2006

The sixth and final series of British television comedy My Hero ran from July 21, 2006 to September 10, 2006. This series featured eight episodes, and saw the majority of the main cast reprise their characters from Series five, with the exception of George Sunday, who decided to leave the series after episode one. He was replaced by actor James Dreyfus,…

Footloose
Episode 1. Footloose
2006-07-21

Desperate for money after the health shop is closed, George takes part in a poker game on Ultron, but ends up losing all his body parts, aside from his foot and his soul. When he is placed into a new body, Janet has problems coping with…

Heres One I Made Earlier
Episode 2. Heres One I Made Earlier

Janet and the children are having trouble adjusting to George's new body, and things just get worse when George learns he had a secret love child. Meanwhile, Janet plans a meeting with an old boyfriend.

My Kingdom for a Cat
Episode 3. My Kingdom for a Cat
2006-08-04

Desperate for Janet's affections, George asks Ella's cat what makes him so endearing. He discovers it's the cat's essence, so he starts extracting it and spraying himself with it.

Sidekick
Episode 4. Sidekick
2006-08-11

In effort to lighten his workload, George makes a sidekick out of one of his ribs, a beautiful woman called Lula. But she turns out too well, replacing everyone at the health centre, and she even takes George's job as protector of Earth.

Not for Prophet
Episode 5. Not for Prophet
2006-08-18

When Ollie's pet spider dies, Thermoman resurrects it, then kills it because it frightens him. Wanting to teach Cassie about Ultronian religion, George tries to organise it on Earth. He winds up resurrecting Piers from a fatal overdose of…

Dermoman
Episode 6. Dermoman
2006-08-25

When Thermoman attempts to fly faster than the speed of light, he is caught and has to resit his superhero theory test or he will lose his license and be sent back to Ultron. Meanwhile, George's attempts to be attractive to Janet have…

Top of the Table
Episode 7. Top of the Table
2006-09-01

When the Superhero Assessment of Total Saves League table results are announced, George is so horrified by his standing, and the effect it will have on Janet's affections toward him, that he resolves to take action.

Believe
Episode 8. Believe
2006-09-10

When George's super-powers begin to malfunction, Thermoman begins to destroy more than he saves. Arnie must perform an MOT to George's self-confidence that have unexpected consequences.

Cast by season
Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O'Hanlon
George Sunday / Thermoman
Emily Joyce
Emily Joyce
Janet Dawkins
Philip Whitchurch
Philip Whitchurch
Tyler
Lou Hirsch
Lou Hirsch
Arnie Kawolski
Tim Wylton
Tim Wylton
Stanley Dawkins
Lill Roughley
Lill Roughley
Ella Dawkins
Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis
Dr. Piers Crispin
Geraldine McNulty
Geraldine McNulty
Mrs. Raven
Pat Kelman
Pat Kelman
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