My Hero (British TV series)

My Hero is a British comedy about a superhero named Thermoman from the planet Ultron. He is the alter ego of George Sunday, who has a romantic relationship with Janet Dawkins. They later marry and have a child. It debuted in February 2000 on BBC One, and has had four series with a total of thirty-three regular episodes of 2003. An additional Christmas special was broadcast in December 2000.

In the United States, this show replaced A Fine Romance in the PBS British Comedy line up in 2004.

Characters

George Amon Sunday/Thermoman: Famous as Thermoman, but as the Irish shopkeeper, he appears an idiot, as he is unfamiliar with Earth culture. He is played by Irish Comedian Ardal O'Hanlon.
Janet Charlotte Dawkins Sunday (Emily Joyce): The voice of sanity, a nurse in the Northolt Health Center. Janet was born in 1969.
Apollo 11 "Ollie" Sunday(voice of Finlay Stroud): Son of George and Janet born at the end of series 2. He also has superhuman powers even though he is only half super.
Piers Crispin (Hugh Dennis): Janet's boss and "Britain's favorite T.V. doctor," though he is not a good a doctor and is more concerned with his television career.
Arnie (Lou Hirsch): George's cousin, originally a superhero himself but lost his powers because he began charging for his services. Originally lived in New York City, but moved to Las Vegas in series 2 and to Northolt in series 3, where he has remained ever since. Currently in a relationship with Mrs. Raven.
Mrs. Raven (Geraldine McNulty): The sadistic receptionist in Northolt Health Center. She has a romantic relationship with Arnie, has triplets from previous relationship, and despises them to no end.
Ella Dawkins (Lill Roughley): Janet's mother. She thinks Janet should have married Piers.
Stanley Dawkins (Tim Wylton): Janet's father. He hates his wife and is rather suspicious of George.
Tyler (Philip Whitchurch): Janet and George's crazy neighbor, who believes aliens and Star Wars are real, and often has tea on Jupiter or some other outer planets.