Q: What’s strong, sure and fresh from the fight?
A: Fix-it Man.

This particular hero is just an honest bloke committed to solving DIY crime in Central London. No job is too small, apparently, for this pink T-shirt-clad DIY master and his team. He’ll deal with anything from grouting or radiator bleeding to assembling flatpack furniture or installing a washing machine. Taking a tip from fellow heroes, he doesn’t require a call-out charge. Fees are calculated on a half-hourly basis, from £30.

Founded by Scott Newman (one-time PA to the Duchess of York, don’t you know), Fix-it Man is refreshingly efficient and polite; he won’t leave a mess and doesn’t require tea or biscuits.

He may lack some spider senses, and he won’t arrive in a Batmobile.

But at least there’s no more holding out ’til the morning light.

Fix-It Man (020 8374 5682 or fix-itman.co.uk).