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Summary

George Sunday (Ardal O'Hanlon) is a mild-mannered shopkeeper who has an "alter ego". Whenever danger threatens, he changes into the superhero "Thermoman" and rushes off to save the world.

One day, Thermoman saves Janet Dawkins (Emily Joyce) from certain death when she falls into the Grand Canyon. He takes a fancy to her and decides that he wants to get to know her better. He tries to get to know her as "George", since he doesn't want her to know about his "alter ego".

Things don't go quite according to plan, however. George soon has to reveal to Janet that he's really Thermoman. She accepts him anyway and the two end up living together. Eventually, they get married and have a son and a daughter.

At the beginning of Series 6, Thermoman loses his body in an Ultronian poker game. He gets a new body, with James Dreyfus taking over the role of George Sunday.

Cast List

  Ardal O'Hanlon as George Sunday (S1-5)/Thermoman
  James Dreyfus as George Sunday (S6)/Thermoman
  Emily Joyce as Janet Dawkins/Sunday
  Lou Hirsch as Arnie
  Philip Whitchurch as Tyler
  Geraldine McNulty as Mrs Raven
  Hugh Dennis as Piers
  Tim Wylton as Stanley Dawkins
  Lil Roughley as Ella Dawkins

Production Details

Written by:
Paul Mendelson, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Paul Alexander, Simon Braithwaite, Gary Lawson, John Phelps, Ian Brown, James Hendrie, Daniel Peak, Andrea Solomons, Katie Douglas, Jon Brown

Directed by:
John Stroud

Produced by:
Marcus Mortimer, John Stroud, Jamie Rix

Executive Producer(s):
Geoffrey Perkins, Sophie Clarke-Jervoise

6 series, 51 episodes

Transmitted: 2000-2006

TV Channel: BBC1

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