'My Hero' is a British BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson and directed by John Stroud. It sees the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon and later James Dreyfus, trying to cope with life on earth in the form of health store owner George Sunday, married to Janet Dawkins. The show aired on BBC One from February 2000 to September 2006 for six series and fifty-one episodes, one of which a Christmas special broadcast in December 2000. In the UK, re-runs air on G.O.L.D.; in the United States, it is shown regularly on select PBS stations and on BBC America. Re-runs are also aired on the subscription channel UKTV in Australia. In 2002, the third series was released on DVD including actor biographies and out-takes. The first series was released on Region 1 DVD in America on January 16, 2007.