Chances are, if you were watching a cookery programme in the past 30 years (and it wasn’t presented by the Two Fat Ladies) you will have found yourself swept up in the whirlwind of The Hairy Bikers, Si King and the late Dave Myers, whose life is celebrated here in an hour-long BBC Two documentary, The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone.
The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone is a joyous tribute to a wonderful friendship Si King celebrates the life of his late friend, Dave Myers, in this one-off documentary.
It is a linear trot through the personal history of Dave and the Hairy Bikers, framed around the massive outpouring of love after his death, from cancer, back in February this year.
And, in a way, he’s right: this is the joyous tale of how two TV production staff, one assistant director and one makeup artist, embarked on a glittering 20-year career on the small screen.
On 8 June, around 45,000 bikers (I can’t even imagine the noise) participated in a procession from London to Dave’s hometown, Barrow-in-Furness, to pay tribute to the hirsute icon.
