EASTENDERS could soon get an injection of cockney grit — from professional geezer Danny Dyer.
The rhyming slang-slinging actor, 31, is being linked with a major role on the BBC1 soap to help boost ratings.

And Danny, known for roles in films including Human Traffic, has already held talks with BBC drama chief John Yorke about parts.

Insiders reckon he could have just the spark to help the Albert Square drama pummel rivals Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

One said: “Danny is ideal for EastEnders. He’s actually from the East End — and still lives there — and he’s got the whole geezer thing going on.”

The dad-of-two’s previous TV work includes Skins and Hotel Babylon and he also fronts a show about the criminal underworld.

He is said to be keen to join the series.

Last night a BBC spokesperson confirmed Danny had met Yorke but added: “It's very early days. No role has been offered to him.”