IF you missed Martin and Ronan Kemp’s hilarious father-and-son road trip series which takes them across West Cork then you have a second chance to see it on TV.
The Spandau Ballet bassist and his broadcaster son feature in a three-part series called Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip which aired on Virgin Media earlier this year.
The show has now been picked up by Channel 4 and viewers have been fascinated as the Kemps take them on a journey through Irish myths, music and along the coastline.
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From Reen Pier in Union Hall to the calm Castlehaven Bay, the Kemps meet locals, swap stories and soak up the landscape in a series co-produced by Tourism Ireland and Rock Oyster Media.
One episode sees the father-and-son duo explore the ocean with Atlantic Sea Kayaking before they take a tour of Drombeg Stone Circle, courtesy of Conor Ó Buachalla’s Gormú eco adventures.
During filming in January, the film crew also dropped into the iconic Whale’s Tail restaurant in Clonakilty.
Martin Kemp is best known for his time as a bass player in Spandau Ballet alongside his brother, and for playing an EastEnders villain.
His son Roman is a radio DJ and TV presenter, who has been on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here among other reality TV programmes.
Discussing his trek with Radio Times Martin revealed: ‘The Irish do love a yarn. We walked into a pub one night and they were all taking it in turns to get up and tell a story.
‘I got up and told one about being on tour with Spandau – you’ll have to watch the show to hear it, but it ends up with me wearing no clothes.’

