Humax TV Tonight: The Hairy Bikers Coming Home for Christmas

The Hairy Bikers Coming Home for Christmas is on BBC Two tonight at 8pm. Stream it on iPlayer.

The Hairy Bikers are back on the road as they set their sights on dishing up an extra special festive banquet – as a thank you to those who’ve cared for Dave after his cancer diagnosis.

From Brummie bacon cakes and pancit noodles to roast beef with bone marrow and horseradish sauce complete with naan bread Yorkshire puddings, plus a fig and walnut tart, this one-off programme promises a fabulous three-course feast with a twist.

Dave announced that he’d been diagnosed with cancer in May 2022 which then left him facing an uncertain future. But now, reunited with his best mate Si, the boys are making up for lost time and have hit the road searching for wonderful seasonal ingredients to create the ultimate Christmas feast.

Along the way they meet award-winning local producers and discover how tradition and the modern world are influencing one another in unique and exciting ways.

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From the doctors and nurses who helped with his treatment, to the food producers who made him fall back in love with food, and family and friends who’ve supported him through his darkest days, the preparation for this year’s Christmas will tell the story of an incredibly emotional year for Dave and Si.

Dave Myers says: “The importance of this Christmas special has been huge for me. I really wanted to, as did Si, show our gratitude. We’ve opened ourselves up enough without oversharing too much. The programme is really honest and from the heart. The whole thing worked from start to finish. It’s been amazing getting back on the bikes together, we set off down the road and Si was leading so I didn’t have to think about where I was going. That feeling of again doing what we’ve done for 30 years was magical. Si’s got shoulders like a bison and following that silhouette into the landscape was joyous. It was like getting my wings back”.

Si King adds: “I genuinely don’t have any words, it was incredibly emotional because it’s what we do. It was the return for Dave and for me to normal a little bit and that was very precious when things haven’t been for Dave particularly so by default haven’t been for me either. It was lush to see Dave in my rear-view mirror riding saying ‘are you sure we’re not turning left here”.