Royle road trip!
Ralf Little and Ricky Tomlinson reunite to tour across the north of England in a unique travel series RICKY & RALF’S VERY NORTHERN ROAD TRIP
The Royle Family stars Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little are back together this week for a special road trip that couch potato Jim and ‘Our Antony’ could only dream about!
In Gold’s new six-part series, Ricky and Ralf climb aboard a camper van and set off on a six-week tour of the north of England, exploring the stunning Lake and Peak Districts, the bright lights of Blackpool, Ricky’s home city of Liverpool, and more.
Pigeon racing, glass blowing and beer brewing are on the agenda, plus the lads will sample every local culinary delight from Lancashire’s beloved hotpots to Yorkshire’s finest puds.
Such a laugh
‘We’ve got wonderful places up here,’ says Ricky, 80. ‘It was great to be reunited with Ralf, too. We had such a laugh and reminisced about The Royle Family.
‘It was a tremendous trip. We visited a working mine in Durham, went out on Windermere in motorboats, learnt all about Dracula in Whitby, and I conducted the Barnsley Brass Band!’
This week’s first episode follows Ricky and Ralf to Blackpool, where they had the honour of switching on the seaside resort’s famous Illuminations.
‘That was such a treat,’ says Death in Paradise star Ralf, 40, who grew up in Bury, Lancashire. ‘I used to go to Blackpool as a kid, and if my grandparents could have seen me flick that switch, their hearts would have burst with pride!’
Ralf says their travels feel like a distant memory now, considering how much the world has changed since filming.
‘This show is so far away from how life is today,’ says Ralf. ‘But it’s come along at the right time, because it reminds us that there is a world out there and we will get back to it.’