Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand is the latest in a long line of ‘world tours’ that follow comedian Billy Connolly on his various travels across the globe. In this tour, filmed in 2004, Billy visited New Zealand and travelled 8,500km across the country, from Stewart Island in the south to Ninety Mile Beach in the north. He travelled on a custom-made, three-wheeled Harley-Davidson motorbike.
The series was made up of eight episodes in which Billy gave insights into the history and culture of the country, especially its Māori heritage, while also giving highlights from the New Zealand leg of his Too Old to Die Young tour. The leather jacket he often wore sports a skull with glasses, the logo of the tour.
The soundtrack, Billy Connolly's Musical Tour of New Zealand, contained a track by folk singer Kate Rusby.
