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Ant & Dec also created and presented their own show, entitled Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

The show has so far run for nine series, broadcast between 2002 and 2009. itv. com confirmed that the show is set to return in 2012 after being off air for three years.

During the fourth series, Dec broke his arm, thumb and suffered a concussion whilst completing a challenge for the ' Ant vs. Dec ' segment of the show.

The incident involved learning how to ride a motorbike and jumping through a ring of fire.

During the challenge, Dec failed to pull hard enough on the throttle of the bike, causing it to topple over and sending him flying through the air.

The accident caused the pair to miss the Comic Relief charity telethon of 2005.

In 2006, the first episode of series five saw the duo abseil down the side of the 22-storey high London Studios, where the show was filmed.

Two DVDs, a best-bits book and a board game of the series were released during 2004.