No Heroics is a British comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show is ITV2's first original sitcom. The series concerns the love lives and day-to-day trials of a group of friends who just happen to be off-duty superheroes. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards.
No Heroics is set in modern-day Britain, in a world similar to ours but "with one small difference: there are super...
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No Heroics is a British comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show is ITV2's first original sitcom. The series concerns the love lives and day-to-day trials of a group of friends who just happen to be off-duty superheroes. It was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards.
No Heroics is set in modern-day Britain, in a world similar to ours but "with one small difference: there are superheroes." The superheroes of the world (colloquially referred to as "capes") are primarily modeled after those of the Golden Age of Comic Books, usually clad in brightly coloured outfits consisting of skin-tight materials such as Lycra or Spandex. The presence of superheroes in the world is commonplace, arriving not only to save people or avert disaster but also carrying out everyday tasks such as grocery shopping or taking a smoke break, all while in full costume. Other aspects of society relating to superheroes include:
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