TV series
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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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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Episode 1
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 ""I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here!""
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Kerry Godliman, Lorraine Benloss, Max Rhyser, Anna Lindgren, Daniel O'Grady
Episode 2
George and Arnie become the subject of an investigation by the Immigration Department.
Guest stars Jonathan Keeble, Oliver Taylor, Scott Baker
Episode 3
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 and, when Mrs. Raven tricks him into thinking that a patient is his next date, he starts up a men's group to combat women. George is highly impressed by this, and trys it out on Janet, who is having none of it until George controls her mind and she becomes the perfect wife. He quickly does it to Ella and the other women. Piers then finds a girl who doesn't slap him and changes his mind about women. George then puts everyone back to normal. Meanwhile, Casey gets a job as directory enquiries and the speaking clock to save up for a doll's house.
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Nick Paggett, Deddie Davies, Joanne Heywood, Jo-Anne Stockham, Suki Smith
Episode 4
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 the language of Jupiter). With Ella's thoughts in mind, George goes out to get some educational stuff for the kids, he ends up getting porn for them and giving Ollie a cigar and alcohol. Ella takes Ollie and Cassie away from Janet and George but without them Cassie reverts to being a normal human.
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Yasmin Wilde, Sophie Rickman, Shivani Ghai, Jessica Wong
Episode 5
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.
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Ray Burdis, Paul Bigley, Guido Adorni, Michael Hobbs, Trevor Michael Georges, Joe Marshall
Episode 6
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
Guest stars Souad Faress, Laurence Howarth
Episode 7
George starts doubting his invincibility, and starts disapperaing.
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Trevor Cooper, Steve Malik, Sarah Crook
Episode 8
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, and makes a campaign against Thermoman abusing nature, thus getting him a TV show. George's attempts to be environmentally friendly backfire until he gets so angry that he has a temper tantrum and moves the Earth away from the sun... Meanwhile, Mrs. Raven tries to get the Triplets into a Christian School...and has to rely on Ella, who has recently eaten the Ultronean GM fruit!
Written by James CaryGuest stars Pat Kelman, Natasha Kaplinsky, Steve Malik, Geoffrey Whitehead
Episode 9
George's family discover the joys of reality TV.
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Con O'Neill, Sutara Gayle, David Summer, Max Digby, Natasha Joseph
Episode 10
George wakes up in bed with miss Raven but doesnt understand that it was just a dream
Guest stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Peggy Batchelor, Cheryl Alleyne, Michael Elliott
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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Ardal O'HanlonGeorge Sunday / Thermoman
James DreyfusGeorge Monday / Thermoman
Emily JoyceJanet Dawkins
Philip WhitchurchTyler
Lou HirschArnie Kawolski
Tim WyltonStanley Dawkins
Lill RoughleyElla Dawkins
Hugh DennisDr. Piers Crispin
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
