Hairy Bikers Go West BBC show films episode in Dorset

The Hairy Bikers visited Dorset as part of their The Hairy Bikers Go West series, which sees Dave Myers and Si King travel through 10 counties over 600 miles as they travel down the west coast of the UK.

The nostalgic trip sees the duo explore restaurants, recipes and inventive new food entrepreneurs as they try the best food the counties they visit have to offer.

Whilst in Dorset the pair will be seen travelling to Bridport, Lyme Regis and Dorchester.

It will be screened on national TV in March. 

Si King, Tom Amery and Dave Myers at The Watercress Company near Dorchester (Image: BBC/South Shore)

Dave and Si’s journey in Dorset begins by The Watercress Company at Waddock Cross near Dorchester - meeting managing director Tom Amery.

After spending time with Tom, the bikers are left in a nostalgic mood and head deeper into the county to Broadoak, north of Bridport.

There they meet blacksmith Alex Pole, where he creates one of the most important tools of a cook’s trade – the chef’s knife.

Alex Pole showing Dave and Si how to forge their own chef's kives (Image: BBC/South SHore)

The Bikers learn how Alex uses his forge to create temperatures in excess of a thousand degrees before shaping and sharpening the blade to create a bespoke knife.

After receiving their own knives, made fresh by Alex, Dave and Si get to work, and inspired by their earlier visit to Tom’s farm, they head to the kitchen to create a black bean and watercress salad. 

Dorset Council supported the production company, South Shore, by providing advice about the general view locations along the routes to where filming was planned and helped with filming permissions for nearby towns.

Dave Myers and Si King are travelling 600 miles along the west of the UK (Image: BBC/South Shore)

A spokesperson for Dorset Council said: "We hope to see scenery in the show of Bridport, Lyme Regis and Dorchester.

"We encourage film and high-end TV productions to consider Dorset because we recognise the benefits these projects can bring the wider economy, boosting tourism and hospitality, generating income for local people and businesses.

"As a film-friendly council we seek to work with responsible production companies who recognise our role in protecting Dorset’s unique environment and support our ambitions to make Dorset a great place to live, work and visit."

The seven-part BBC is being aired on BBC Two and the episode featuring Dorset will be the final episode, which is to be aired on March 19.