Ricky & Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip

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Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little go on staycation in their beloved northern England.

Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little – Royle Family dad and son – head home and celebrate the best of their beloved northern England, from the Angel of the North to the Lake District.

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Ricky & Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip: Series 1: Lakes

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The duo take in some of the most famously breathtaking scenery in the British Isles.

The duo explore the beauty of Cumbria’s lakes on their quest to unearth the spirit of northern England – with mint cake in Kendal, boating on Windermere and a bet at Carlisle races.

Royle Family dad and son Ricky Tomlinson and Ralf Little have reunited on a hilarious and heartwarming camper van adventure across the length and breadth of northern England, exploring just how much it has changed in the 20-odd years since they first met.

This time, they are driving their home from home through Cumbria’s Lake District to see if life nearer the Scottish border makes for a different kind of ‘northern-ness’ – while taking in some of the most famously breathtaking scenery in the British Isles.

Along the way, they get a taste of life in border town Carlisle, laying a bet or two at the town’s famed racecourse with one of the natives, journalist and broadcaster Grace Dent.

But there are plenty of other eventful stop-offs: making mint cake in Kendal, visiting the utterly unique pencil museum in Keswick (well, Cumbria is the birthplace of the pencil), boating on beautiful Lake Windermere and trying a taster menu at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

As they cruise the countryside, the pair also discover they can both do a startlingly accurate impression of bearded acting legend and son of the north Brian Blessed – which becomes something of a recurring theme for them both as the trip unfolds.

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