POLICE officers from Bournemouth are to appear in an ITV documentary alongside Gordon Ramsay focusing on the growing cocaine industry.

Traffic officers will appear in the first episode of the two-part programme due to air at 9pm on Thursday (19.10).

The ‘Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine’ documentary features the famous chef as viewers have never seen him before.

The Hell's Kitchen star joined Dorset Police officers out on patrol for a special operation to tackle the issue of drug driving back in April, which resulted in the arrest of two drivers who tested positive at the roadside for having cocaine in their system.

Speaking during filming, Mr Ramsay, said: “In just over three hours in Bournemouth on a random Thursday afternoon I’d witnessed two men nicked for drug driving and both of them on the school run.

“I’m shocked and nervous, the fact that it’s that prevalent, it is everywhere, in broad daylight. I think it’s the tip of the iceberg because it’s clearly going on a lot more than we know.”

Police Constable David Cotterill, who Gordon joined on patrol, said: “It is great that Gordon is raising the issue of drug driving to a national audience.

"We’ve been able to test drivers at the roadside for drugs since March 2015 and in the first six months of this year, 360 drug tests were completed in Dorset alone, with 204 drivers being arrested after a positive sample was given.

“Driving under the influence of drugs can have devastating consequences and sadly, we’ve seen deaths on Dorset roads as a result of drivers having taken drugs.”