Hairy Bikers and "The Hairy Bikers' Mississippi Adventure" for Good Food. Both Myers and King have a background in TV and film production. Myers is a professional make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics, while King served as locations manager on numerous productions including the "Harry Potter" films and "Byker Grove". They met in 1992 on the set of a TV drama entitled "The Gambling Man" which was based on a Catherine Cookson novel. King was the second assistant director and Myers was head of prosthetics, hair and make-up on the production. Both have a tattoo of Che Guevara on their right arm. Simon
Dave Myers (presenter) including regular banter between the two stars, use of various unusual cooking locations and the use of motorbikes. On 24 August 2009, they hosted a 30-part daytime series for BBC Two, "The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain", which aired weekdays. The series saw them visit a different county each day and cook what they considered to be that county's signature dish. In January 2010, a six-part series titled "The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best" was broadcast on BBC Two. On 25 October 2010 a new 40-episode series, "The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off", was launched on BBC Two. The programme