Billy Connolly's Route 66
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| Billy Connolly's Route 66 | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Billy Connolly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production location | United States |
| Production company | Maverick Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 15 September – 6 October 2011 |
| Related | |
| Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World | |
Billy Connolly's Route 66 is a British travel documentary television series presented by Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly. It focuses on his travels along the famous United States highway, Route 66.[1] The series, which consisted of four episodes, was shown on the British television network ITV. The first episode aired at 9pm on 15 September 2011.[2][3]
Footage for the series was shot between April and June 2011.[4] Connolly rode a trike the entire length of the 2,488-mile (4,004 km) route, despite being hospitalized for a week after he crashed at the border near Arizona and New Mexico, which resulted in a broken rib and a gash in his knee.[citation needed] Unlike Connolly's previous travelogues this series does not feature Connolly performing stand up comedy on his travels and purely focuses on the sights and the people that Connolly meets along the way.