Tom Allen Goes to Town: TV show exploring 'wonderful Wakefield' to air this Christmas

Tom Allen Goes to Town was filmed in the city last year, and saw the comedian spend a week exploring the city, before presenting a comedy show about his experiences at the Theatre Royal Wakefield to a live audience.

Speaking about the show on Sunday Breakfast earlier in the year, Tom said: “This is a show I did before the lockdown. I kept going to all these wonderful places that I love [on tour] and started to make a show about the places I went to.

“The people there were so amazing and we got to find out about all the brilliant things going on there.”

Announcing the new show last year, Tom took to Twitter to ask for volunteers to serve as his tour guides around the city.

He later tweeted about an “amazing” trip to The Hepworth Wakefield, before encouraging his followers to meet him outside the Cathedral.

And he wasn’t the only famous face to pay a visit, as Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp also made an appearance.

Tom will unveil his ‘Top Five’ favourite things about the city during the programme, but gave special mention to the city’s famous Pie Shop, National Coal Mining Museum, and history as part of the Rhubarb Triangle.

According to the Channel 4 website, the programme will air on Channel 4 on December 30 at 9pm.