My Hero

2000

Seasons & Episodes

  • 6
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  • 4
  • 3
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  • 1
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6.6| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

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.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
O2D I just read another review of this show and discovered that Ardal O'Hanlon left after the fifth series.Well kudos to that guy and anyone else who could stick with this show for that long.I sure couldn't. When I first discovered this show, I wondered if it was just an excuse to put the cast of Father Ted in a new show.By the time I got to the second series, it was clear that is the case.It's basically just the same jokes over and over and the stories are very predictable.I was never surprised by anything that happened.The first series showed a lot of potential.This show could have been great but they dropped the ball in the second series.The introduction of a ThermoBaby was the worst thing they could have done.And they don't even try to make the baby interesting.His accent is so thick that I have to rewind every time he talks and still only understand half of what he says.Not only does he not add anything to the show, he hurts it big time.Even worse, they expect us to believe that Ultron babies know everything and can talk but they never grow.I have only been able to sit through four series but the baby hasn't grown at all in three years.That's pretty lame.And the joke about George being stupid gets almost unbearable after a few years.The funniest thing about the show is the "American" cousin.He has the stereotypical New York accent and always wears sports teams shirts and jackets.Like that's all they know about America.We wear sports teams clothes and have terrible accents.It's basically the same as an American show having an Irish character that is always sloppy drunk and wears a bowler with a shamrock in the band.Except that American show would be offensive but insulting Americans is fine.Anyway, if you're looking for something to watch every once in a while, this show may do.If you're looking to binge watch, you'll never make it all the way through.Like the I said, it's very average.
topcat1200 I'm sorry for the change in Thermoman. Loosing Ardal O'Hanlon has dealt a death blow to the show for me. James Dreyfus is too creepy too watch. I very much enjoyed the series up till the the change. I will keep an eye on this site & hope yet another change comes along & we get a new George Sunday. How did James Dreyfus even make the list as a possible replacement for O'Hanlon? A note to the producers of 'My Hero', PLEASE get rid of this new, gay type Thermoman. James Dreyfus seams to have brought way to much of his character with him from "The Thin Blue Line"(only other thing I've seen him in). Good luck to the rest of the cast in keeping the show afloat.
donlhumphries "My Hero" is a concept which enables the script-writers to be as wild and wacky as they like. Its satirical technique relies on the Gullivers Travels' ploy of two cultures, in this case, Terrestrial and Ultronian, whose customs are totally foreign to each other, and need explaining - many of the laughs come from that; as what seems eminently sensible to one, is patently absurd to the other. It is also a spoof on all superheroes, yet Thermoman is believable, in his own way. The cast are all unique characters, with their own appeal to viewers.No doubt "Doctor Who" was regarded with some diffidence by the BBC when it first appeared, yet went on to bigger and better things. I think this show has the same potential. Like "Doctor Who", it has a basic premise which allows for endless variation. Episodes of "My Hero" can vary from mildly amusing to outright hilarious. One of my all-time favourite TV shows.
paul__kenworthy this show is absolutely hilarious, Ardal O'Hanlon is great as George Sunday / Thermoman, his role is the perfect follow on from Father Ted, the show that made him a star.George is a superhero from the planet Ultron, who came to earth as a superhero, he doesn't know anything about human life and therefore seems to be a total idiot, this is perfect for O'Hanlon who played the same sort of role as Father Dougal Maguire in Father Ted.There are many funny characters in this show, there is Piers, a doctor that is a nationwide celeberity, he also doesn't realize that no-one likes him. There is Mrs Raven the evil receptionist at Piers' clinic, who says something nasty at anyone she sees. Then there is Janet, she is George's wife, and she also works at the clinic, she has two parents that hate each other, Janet and George have a baby with superpowers, it can talk as well, in one episode George loses his memory and the child is then forced to save people using his superpowers.There was many very good episodes in the four series, my favourite episode is where George goes on a super hero training course and he has a replacement called Hillary, that episode was hilarious.Overall, a very funny TV show, with great characters, great scripts and a very good leading performance by Ardal O'Hanlon. 9/10