‘YOUTH HOSTELLING WITH Chris Eubank’ may sound like a bizarre idea to the average person, but it will be familiar to hardcore fans of the I’m Alan Partridge sitcom.

A 1997 season one episode of the show features the fictional character pitching elaborate ideas to clearly unimpressed TV executives, one of which is the aforementioned prospective programme involving the former world middleweight champion.

And now, Hostelworld have gone a step further, creating a mock trailer based on the idea and starring Eubank himself.

Up until recently, Eubank had been perplexed by all the hostel-related jokes coming his way on Twitter, but the retired boxer said in a statement:

“Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank has now become a reality and finally, albeit a little embarrassed and ashamed, I’m in on the joke 18 years after Alan Partridge pitched it!”

The clip also appears to also have been given an official seal of approval from the Partridge camp, with the show’s co-creator Armando Iannucci tweeting out a link to it.

Originally published at 6.33pm

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