We Can Be Heroes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

We Can Be Heroes is the internationally acclaimed hit comedy series created and written by Chris Lilley. This ground breaking mockumentary follows the daily lives of five very special individuals who are among the thousands of citizens nominated for the prestigious title of Australian of the Year. As portrayed by Lilley, the five nominees are from different parts of the country and represent the full spectrum of Australian society: young and old, male and female, urban and rural; native and emigrant.

Series details

• Title: We Can Be Heroes
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2005-07-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-08-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1811

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-07-27; final listed air date 2005-08-31; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from We Can Be Heroes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.