My Hero
My Hero

My Hero

2000 6 Seasons 50 Episodes ⭐ 6.5 Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

My Hero

Janet does not realize that the Irish hypochondriac who's come to see her at the health centre is actually the famed sup

EP 2

Guess Who's Coming to Lunch

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 k

EP 3

Mission Impossible

Thermoman faces his biggest challenge yet. After Janet washes his superhero outfit in biological detergent which make hi

EP 4

Thermoman's Greatest Challenge

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

EP 5

Old Man Riverdance

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

EP 6

The Party's Over

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

EP 1

Parents

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

EP 2

Girlfriend

A curvaceous Ultronian appears, claiming to be George's fiancee. Xil learns to speak English when speaking to Tyler, she

EP 3

Car

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

EP 4

Nemesis

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

EP 5

Pregnant

Our heroic couple find out that they're pregnant in this episode. As part of the pregnancy George endows Joyce with Ult

EP 6

Wedding

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

EP 1

Baby Talk

The arrival of a little bundle of joy with superhuman powers has made life even more stressful for George and Janet. Mea

EP 2

Zero Tolerance

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

EP 3

Pet Rescue

George is puzzled by the British love of pets - until his mother-in-law's dog explains it all. However, talking to anima

EP 4

The Older Man

It's George's 327th birthday, Arnie asks George if he told Janet about what happens to Ultronians after their 327th birt

EP 5

Puttin' on the Writs

George & Janet are loading their groceries into their car when they hear Mrs Raven yelling at the triplets as she's load

EP 6

Shock, Horror!

George has had very little time to rest.(too many rescues.) Janet urges him to rest. Olly is sick & George keeps flyin

EP 7

Little Green Man

Janet feels George is taking her for granted. Pete was fixing the window glass when he cut himself & Janet was looking a

EP 8

Mine's a Double

A double of George named Hilary arrives to take George's place while he's away at an advanced super heroic refresher cou

EP 9

A Little Learning

It's Mr & Mrs Dawkins 40th wedding anniversary. They're planning a party and don't want George to come.! George wants to

EP 10

A Day to Remember

George doesn't want to change Olly's nappies. He keeps flying off to an emergency. When George has to erase the memory o

EP 1

A Sporting Chance

George has some initial trouble getting to grips with the notion of sport when he is asked to join a cricket team, to he

EP 2

The Living Dead

George gets himself a new life insurance policy and then kills himself to claim the cash. Now he has to figure out how t

EP 3

Taking the Credit

Its spend, spend, spend, as George finds out about credit cards. Janet to the rescue, as she uses baby Ollie's powers to

EP 4

It's All in the Mind

George looks into the mind's of people and discovers what they are really thinking. He is not at all happy about it and

EP 5

Space Virus

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

EP 6

The Mayor of Northolt

George is standing for mayor - his policy - to fix Stan and Ella's broken street light. His opponent is Piers. Piers sti

EP 7

Big

ollies half human half ultron body has unexpected results when he grows from a baby to an 18 year old with a serious gir

EP 8

The Consultant

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

EP 9

The Family Way

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

EP 10

Time and Time Again

When going to an Ultronian Court Meeting because of Arnie supposedly getting Mrs Raven pregnant, George and Arnie run in

EP 1

The Foresight Saga

George and Janet have a new addition to the family: Cassie. She can see into the future. However, shortly after birth, s

EP 2

Illegal Aliens

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

EP 3

The First Husband's Club

When George buys a car and ups the offered price and then takes reponsibility for an accident that was obviously Piers'

EP 4

Cassie Come Home

Janet's mother Ella becomes a trainee JP. When visiting Janet and George she comments on the fact that Ollie hasn't spo

EP 5

Nothing to Hide

Thermoman liberates the stolen Mona Lisa from an art thief's clutches, but comes under suspicion from Scotland Yard when

EP 6

Brain Drain

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

EP 7

Fear and Clothing

George starts doubting his invincibility, and starts disapperaing.

EP 8

How Green Was My Ollie?

As an attempt to get Ollie to eat his vegetables, George gets Ultroneon GM vegetables, with unfortunate side-effects. H

EP 9

Big Brother

George's family discover the joys of reality TV.

EP 10

Night Fever

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

EP 1

Footloose

Desperate for money after the health shop is closed, George takes part in a poker game on Ultron, but ends up losing all

EP 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 h

EP 3

My Kingdom for a Cat

Desperate for Janet's affections, George asks Ella's cat what makes him so endearing. He discovers it's the cat's essenc

EP 4

Sidekick

In effort to lighten his workload, George makes a sidekick out of one of his ribs, a beautiful woman called Lula. But sh

EP 5

Not for Prophet

When Ollie's pet spider dies, Thermoman resurrects it, then kills it because it frightens him. Wanting to teach Cassie a

EP 6

Dermoman

When Thermoman attempts to fly faster than the speed of light, he is caught and has to resit his superhero theory test o

EP 7

Top of the Table

When the Superhero Assessment of Total Saves League table results are announced, George is so horrified by his standing,

EP 8

Believe

When George's super-powers begin to malfunction, Thermoman begins to destroy more than he saves. Arnie must perform an M

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