My Hero (2000)

Comedy · Fantasy · Romance

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.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (2,377 votes)
Episode average: 6.6 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2000)

7.11 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 7.4 30 min avg

U-shaped

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	62
2	Guess Who's Coming to Lunch	6.9	52
3	Mission Impossible	7.0	49
4	Thermoman's Greatest Challenge	7.3	49
5	Old Man Riverdance	6.7	47
6	The Party's Over	7.1	51
7	My Hero Christmas	7.4	50

Season 2 (2001)

6.84 avg 7 episodes 5.9 → 7.2 26 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Comic Relief Special: My Super Hero	5.9	11
1	Parents	7.3	43
2	Girlfriend	7.0	49
3	Car	6.8	39
4	Nemesis	6.9	39
5	Pregnant	6.8	42
6	Wedding	7.2	37

Season 3 (2002)

6.98 avg 10 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Baby Talk	6.8	40
2	Zero Tolerance	6.8	38
3	Pet Rescue	7.8	45
4	The Older Man	6.8	39
5	Puttin' on the Writs	7.0	36
6	Shock, Horror!	7.2	37
7	Little Green Man	6.8	33
8	Mine's a Double	6.6	35
9	A Little Learning	6.8	34
10	A Day to Remember	7.2	37

Season 4 (2003)

6.71 avg 10 episodes 6.7 → 7.0 30 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Sporting Chance	6.7	34
2	The Living Dead	6.8	32
3	Taking the Credit	6.4	30
4	It's All in the Mind	6.6	33
5	Space Virus	7.2	32
6	The Mayor of Northolt	6.9	36
7	Big	6.9	32
8	The Consultant	6.4	27
9	The Family Way	6.2	29
10	Time and Time Again	7.0	34

Season 5 (2005)

6.69 avg 10 episodes 6.5 → 6.6 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Foresight Saga	6.5	31
2	Illegal Aliens	6.7	26
3	The First Husband's Club	6.8	26
4	Cassie Come Home	6.7	25
5	Nothing to Hide	6.7	28
6	Brain Drain	6.5	29
7	Fear and Clothing	6.8	28
8	How Green Was My Ollie	6.8	25
9	Big Bother	6.8	28
10	Night Fever	6.6	27

Season 6 (2006)

5.24 avg 8 episodes 4.8 → 6.1

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Footloose	4.8	38
2	Here's One I Made Earlier	5.0	25
3	My Kingdom for a Cat	5.2	23
4	Sidekick	5.1	21
5	Not for Prophet	5.2	19
6	Dermoman	5.2	19
7	Top of the Table	5.3	19
8	Believe	6.1	21

My Hero (2000)

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