My Hero
Seen it?2000 | 6 seasons | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- 6 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 30 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 4 is the high point.
- Season 12000 · 6 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22001 · 6 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32002 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 42003 · 10 episodes · 6.3 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 52005 · 10 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 62006 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Paul Mendelson
- James DreyfusGeorge Monday / Thermoman
- Emily JoyceJanet Dawkins
- Philip WhitchurchTyler
- Lou HirschArnie Kawolski
- Tim WyltonStanley Dawkins
- Lill RoughleyElla Dawkins
- Hugh DennisDr. Piers Crispin
- Geraldine McNultyMrs. Raven
- Pat KelmanUltron Postie
- Finlay StroudOllie Sunday (voice)