New travel show across the north of England

Royle Family stars Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little are to reunite for a TV road trip.

The duo will be touring the north of England for the Gold channel in a six-part series called Ricky and Ralf’s Very Northern Road Trip.

According to the broadcaster, the stars will ‘share memories, entertain each other, and discover just what sets the north apart from the rest of the UK’.
 
Tomlinson said: 'People are always going on about exotic holidays here, luxury cruises there, finding your inner-self wherever. 

‘Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a bit of sun on the Med as much as the next man – but for my money, there’s everything you could ever want on your doorstep here in the north of England – and no better way to see it than in your own home on wheels.’
 
Little added: ‘I’ve been lucky enough to do a fair bit of travelling around various bits of the world – but this promises to be a holiday like no other. Weeks on the road, in a campervan with my 80-year-old TV dad. In the middle of autumn. What could possibly go wrong? Seriously, bring it on. Who knows, I may even be able to teach him a thing or two about the north.’

UKTV executive Joe McVey, who commissioned the series, said: ‘I’m thrilled Ricky & Ralf have agreed to tour the north in a campervan for us. It’s been in the office since someone won it on Bullseye in 1986 and we’ve been trying to find a use for it. 

‘Not only is this going to be a warm, frank and very funny look at an incredible part of the country we’ve also freed up a bit of desk space. It’s a real win-win for us.’

Ricky and Ralf’s Very Northern Road Trip will air on Gold next year.
 

Made by: North One
Commissioned by: Joe McVey, UKTV commissioning editor
Ordered by: Richard Watsham, director of commissioning, and Steve North, genre general manager for comedy and entertainment. Executive producer: John Quinn
Directed by: Chris Amess.
 

Published: 1 Oct 2019