There’s a programme on BBC2 at the moment that everyone seems to be banging on about. It’s called Heroes. I watched it the other night. It’s no Vicar of Dibley but it’s alright. In this drama, ‘ordinary’ Hollywood people go about their daily lives mingling with the unwashed populous. But all the time they’re blending in, they are also secretly blessed with extraordinary superpowers. From what I can gather, they’re like a small troupe of Clark Kents and Peter Parkers who never bother with the spandex.

Now, it occurred to me (and I’ll offer this one up to the scriptwriters for free) that if they wanted to add a parallel touch of verisimilitude to the cars that these ‘Heroes’ drive, then they should buy up a few Clio 197 R27 F1s and Mini Cooper S Works.