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
Hairy Bikers a BBC Christmas show featuring the Hairy Bikers was halted after King was injured in an accident on Tyneside. King came off his bike when a car pulled out in front of him, while he was riding through Gosforth during rush hour. His TV partner Dave Myers was riding some distance behind him. King was taken to Newcastle General Hospital for treatment to bruising to his right leg and ribs. The hour long "Hairy Bikers' Twelve Days of Christmas" was shown on BBC2, 16 December 2009. A new six part series titled "The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best" commenced broadcast