Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Hairy Bikers front a campaign to save Meals on Wheels. In support, BBC Learning will encourage audiences to volunteer to help older people.

The Hairy Bikers made their name cooking real food for real people. Now they are riding to the rescue of one of our great national culinary treasures - Meals on Wheels.

At its height this iconic institution delivered more than 34 million meals to the elderly and infirm, but over the last eight years the number of Meals on Wheels delivered nationwide has plummeted by over a third.

For Dave Myers and Si King saving Meals on Wheels is personal: from the age of eight Dave cooked for his poorly mum and Si rallied round to help feed his mother when she fell ill. It taught them the importance of good food in caring for people in need. Spurred on by these early experiences the Bikers' mission takes them on a journey across the country, all the way to royalty.

Series details

• Title: Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2011-09-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11047
• TVDB ID: 251910

Cast and credited roles

• Dave Myers — Dave Myers
• Simon King — Simon King

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-13; final listed air date 2011-10-04; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-09-04; final listed air date 2013-09-05; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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