Hairy Bikers' Best of British: Takeaways
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Takeaways
Season 1, Episode 19
Si King and Dave Myers explore the popularity of takeaway food in Britain and discuss the various ways that it has evolved over the years. The culinary duo also rustle up some of their favourite dishes
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Dave Myers
(Presenter)
Si King
(Presenter)
Karen Plumb
(Series producer)
Pete Lawrence
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Dave Myers
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Being one half of TV's hell-raisers of haute cuisine.
Early-life:
Born in 1967 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Dave was the son a foreman at the local paper mill and the family did not have much income. He had a difficult adolescence - losing his hair to alopecia brought on when his mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He worked as a furnace-man in a steelworks while a student, to finance a degree and postgraduate studies in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths, where he studied egg tempera and the work of the Old Masters. On graduating, Dave joined the BBC as a make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics.
Career:
Having met Si King on the set of a Catherine Cookson adaptation on which they were both working, the pair struck up a friendship and stumbled into the front of the cameras. For BBC Two they have made endless Hairy Bikers series and spin-offs and become bona fide assets for the corporation. Dave even dressed in silver Lycra for an appearance on the cult hit Hole in the Wall. Together with King, he has also penned several cookbooks. His recent TV work with Si King includes The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best, The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off, The Hairy Biker's Bakeation, and The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip. In September 2013, he became a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
"Motorbiking isn't about getting from A to B. It's about the journey in between."
Trivia:
He lives on Roa Island, Morecambe Bay.
Si King
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Being one half of the Hairy Bikers.
Early-life:
Simon King was born in 1967 in Washington, Tyne and Wear. His passion for food was encouraged from an early age when his father would bring him back exotic ingredients from his trips with the Royal Navy.
Career:
He was working as a first assistant director and locations manager for film and TV when he met Dave Myers on the set of a Catherine Cookson adaptation. The pair struck up a friendship and ended up in front of the cameras. For BBC Two they have made endless Hairy Bikers series and spin-offs and become bona fide assets for the corporation. Together with Myers, he has penned several cookbooks as well. His recent TV work with Myers includes The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best, The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off, The Hairy Biker's Bakeation, and The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip
Quote:
On working with Dave Myers: "I love him like he is my brother. The only difference is he's not my blood."
Trivia:
In 2009, filming on a TV show was halted after King came off his bike when a car pulled out in front of him. He received treatment for brusing to his right leg and ribs.
Karen Plumb
(Series producer)
Pete Lawrence
(Executive producer)
