My Hero is British comedy about a superhero named Thermoman, who is the alter ego of George Sunday, who has a romantic relationship with Janet Dawkins, whom he latter marries and has a child with. It debuted in February 2000 on BBC ONE, and has had four series of six episodes.
In the United States, this show recently replaced A Fine Romance in the PBS British Comedy line up.
Characters include:
- George Sunday/Thermoman: though he is famous as Thermoman, as the Irish shopkeeper, he appears an idiot, as he doesn't know Earth culture very well. He is played by Irish Comedian Ardal O'Hanlon.
- Janet Dawkins Sunday: the voice of sanity, a nurse
- Apollo 11 "Ollie" Sunday: George and Janet's son who also has superhuman powers
- Piers Crispin: "Britain's favorite T.V. doctor," though he isn't actually that good a doctor, and is more concerned with his television career, Janet's boss
- Arnie: George's cousin
- Mrs. Raven: the sadistical receptionist, has a romantic relationship with Arnie
- Ella Dawkins: Janet's mother, thinks Janet should have married Piers
- Stanley Dawkins: Janet's father
- Tyler: Janet and George's crazy neighbor
