'' My Hero'' is a British television

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

, created by

Paul Mendelson Paul A. Mendelson is an English television, film and radio scriptwriter. Early life and career He studied law at Cambridge University, where he gained a first class honours degree, after attending Newcastle Royal Grammar School, Glasgow High S ...

, and produced by Big Bear Films for

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television b ...

. The series, set in

Northolt Northolt is a town in North West London, England, spread across both sides of the A40 trunk road. It is west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the seven major towns that make up the London Borough of Ealing and a smaller part in th ...

, west

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, stars

Ardal O'Hanlon Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ''Father Ted'' (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in ''My Hero (British TV series), My Hero'' (2000–2006), and DI Jack Moone ...

as George Sunday, also known as "Thermoman", a dim-witted Ultronian superhero, and

Emily Joyce Emily Sian Joyce is an English actress, known for playing the role of Janet Dawkins in the BBC comedy series '' My Hero'' between 2000 and 2006. Career After drama school, Joyce joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her first television role ...

as his human wife, Janet. It initially gained consistent viewing figures for the BBC until the final series when O'Hanlon departed the role and ratings began to rapidly decline following the appointment of replacement

James Dreyfus James Louis de Zogheb Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor most notable for roles on television sitcoms '' The Thin Blue Line'' as Constable Kevin Goody, and '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' as Tom Farrell. Dreyfus is most recently known for ...

, ultimately leading to the series' cancellation.

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (2000)

Series 2 (2001)

Series 3 (2002)

Series 4 (2003)

Series 5 (2005)

Series 6 (2006)

Series six was the first and only series to feature

in the lead role, taking over from the outgoing

. Due to declining ratings, and the poor public reception to Dreyfus, the series was axed, leading to the final two episodes being broadcast on Sunday lunchtimes, rather than the prime-time slot on Friday evenings.

References

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