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They are not married :p :DQuote:
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Of course!!! I'm an idiot! :o
Mick'll still have a bit of explaining to do though lol.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-t...-Dyer-new-deal
Danny Dyer will be sticking around on Albert Square for a little while yet, as the badboy actor is set to sign a megabucks new EastEnders deal.
Danny, 37, will stay in his role as Queen Vic boss Mick Carter for another three years under the contract, which will see him bag £400,000.
The star and his on-screen family have proved a hit with viewers and critics since arriving in Walford last Christmas, with Danny bagging a handful of Best Actor awards.
EastEnders’ executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins confirmed to The Mirror that Danny is poised to sign the deal.
The family will be at the centre of a shocking new storyline next week, as Mick’s wife Linda (Kellie Bright) is raped by ‘nephew’ Dean Wicks.
The plot will continue in the run up to Christmas when Mick unearths the secret, while Linda will face a massive dilemma when she discovers she is pregnant with either Mick or Dean’s baby.
“We’re in negotiations at the moment. He and I are very happy,” he said.
“Danny and I are very open and honest with each other. He’s lovely – charming, clever, warm and loyal. We’ve got a bit of a bromance going on.”
He added: “The Carters are going to be around for the forseeable. I don’t want Mick and Linda to stop, so that’s the challenge. We keep having to not do the obvious stories.”
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EastEnders actor Danny Dire features in his most explosive scenes yet this Christmas, as his popular character Mick Carter faces two life-changing shocks.
The BBC soap's festive special sees Mick left devastated when he learns that his partner Linda was raped by Dean Wicks earlier in the year, but the surprises don't stop there as he also finds out that his 'sister' Shirley is actually his mum.
Here, Danny offers his insight into what's to come – including the must-see scene as Mick trashes the Queen Vic in a rage!
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Danny Dyer as Mick Carter
What was your reaction when you first read the Christmas scripts?
"My first reaction was to find [EastEnders' executive producer] Dom as quickly as possible and put the lips on him because I knew he had given me a gift. It was like the greatest Christmas present as an actor you can ever have.
"For me it is what I have lived for to have that chance to show what I can do. To show every bit of range as an actor on Christmas Day in front of millions of people, it just gave me a tingle up my spine."
How has it been to play this storyline over the past year?
"I have done some really tough gigs in the past. I have been acting for 25 years and I have done six-month runs at The National. You can go on tour and you're knackered but you get through it. But it is nothing quite like what Mick Carter has been through this past year. The number of episodes I have done and the emotion I have gone through has physically drained me.
"As an actor I go to quite truthful places, so my body and my mind were telling me to stop and it resulted in me being so exhausted that I just needed to lay down for a few days. But it is rewarding – it is a nice exhausting if there is such a thing! It was almost like I achieved what I had with Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but my body was just like 'You can't keep doing this'.
"And of course I realise that I came to the show and they would need to establish me as a character in a short amount of time, which means that they would use me a lot and I am absolutely honoured for it, honoured."
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Mick attacks Dean after the truth is revealed
Is joining EastEnders different to what you expected?
"It is totally different to what I expected. I didn't think it would be as hard and I didn't realise the amount of dialogue there would be. The workload is one thing but with the emotional side of it, you come home with it sometimes.
"I wish I was one of those actors who can just go home and sit there and be happy, but with me it is still on your mind and you have to think about what you are doing the next day."
So how do you switch off?
"A nice bit of Antiques Road Trip. It was the Antiques Roadshow but now Antiques Road Trip I am going with now. It's very calm viewing. Talking about ceramics, it really scrapes me out of my foul depressing mood. Well other than the Disney thing. I like a bit of Disney. Just things that are very, very calm, very, very fluffy. And a bit of The Chase – a bit of Bradley Walsh in your earhole."
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Mick repeatedly punches Dean
We've heard that Mick will smash up the Queen Vic once the truth is out. How was it to play that scene?
"Ahh, it was one of the greatest moments of my life as an actor. I have done some great, exciting stuff as an actor – I have done shoot-outs and quite a lot of my own stunts, but this was being allowed to smash up the most iconic pub in Britain and possibly the world.
"We had a big meeting and they sat me down and said 'Right, what do you want to do?' I was like, 'Really, really you are really going to give me that freedom?' and they were like 'Yeah, we can only shoot it so many times so be careful'.
"So I said, 'Right, the optics have got to go, so I pick up the Queen Vic bust. The bust has to be picked up. So I throw that at the optics and I work my way round the pub in one beautiful scene – almost like a dance in a way'. I said, 'At the end of the day, I will keep smashing and smashing it until something really hurts me'. That's when I smash the picture frame, as Mick would need something to stop him in his tracks so he realises what he is doing.
"So we worked it out beautifully. I work my way round the pub. I felt sorry for a few of the extras that didn't know I was coming, as they just gave me the freedom but I think most of them liked it! I had to do it three times and I did hurt my hand a little – I got a few bits of toffee glass in my hand – but it made me feel better as I wasn't half hearted about it and I wasn't all actory about it.
"I thought, 'If I am going to smash this boozer up, I am going to smash it up.' To see it, it's a beautiful thing and I think it is thoroughly deserved for the character to do it. It's like he has suppressed this anger for years, from his childhood when he has been in care, to now having all his family around him. He is trying to take care of them as human beings, but everything he thought of as being his has been taken away from him and it's had nothing to do with him.
"It's not his own fault, so he just flies into a rage and the first thing he attacks is, of course, The Queen Victoria."
Why should viewers watch EastEnders this Christmas?
"I love that we are on at 9pm and it is a straight hour. So get all the presents out the way – if you've got visitors over let 'em sup on that Prosecco and get yourselves all slumped down on your settee and you have an hour of just brilliant television.
"Whether it makes you happy or sad, you will definitely be talking about it afterwards. You might be in shock for a couple of minutes, but believe you me it will be worth it."
mick is the mvp tomorrow
I shall be disappointed if the truth comes out about Shirley while he is attacking Dean and he stops.
the pub needs a makeover
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Danny Dyer believes that EastEnders has catapulted his career.
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, the actor said he can't remember his career before appearing on the popular BBC soap.
"It's completely engulfed my life," he explained. "25 years I've been an actor, I can't remember none of it… It's just taken over my life this role… and it's like I'm getting a bit of recognition all of a sudden, it's a strange feeling."
The 37-year-old also admitted that filming emotional scenes affect him, saying: "We have a laugh now and again [on the show], once every six months you smile, the rest you just sob your heart out… I'm sick of crying.
"The thing for me is I go there, I go to some dark places in my nut so that's real tears so you go home and you're still half crying."
Dyer went on to say that the gruelling filming schedule left him exhausted and sick at one point.
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"They had to get the doctors out and everything, I wasn't allowed to leave until the doctor came and he said, 'he's exhausted, you've got to let him go home'."
Speaking about the upcoming week of live episodes on EastEnders, he added: "It's a machine, to do it live it's petrifying… once you hear that music [the opening sequence], I don't care there will be bum flappage."
On his National Television Award win last week, the actor said it was a "scary" moment but he didn't prepare a speech: "I just thought, 'go up there and blag it'."
Dyer also told host Ross that he had been rejected for several parts in HBO hit Game of Thrones.
The Jonathan Ross Show airs on Saturday (January 31) at 9.20pm on ITV.
Mick Carter's ongoing family problems come to a head in dramatic style on EastEnders this week as his beloved partner Linda gives birth early, which brings the difficult issue of the baby's paternity back to the fore.
Off screen, it's also a big week for Danny Dyer - who plays Mick - as he is in the running for the Best Actor prize at the British Soap Awards 2015, which take place in Manchester on Saturday (May 16).
Digital Spy recently caught up with Danny for a chat about the Carters' big week, what the future holds for Mick and his thoughts on the upcoming awards.
How does it feel to be up for Best Actor again?
"It's a lovely feeling. I've had such a mad year! Winning the National Television Award in January was something I never thought I could achieve, so I'm really excited about it.
"I'm up against Mr Woodyatt, but we're all on the same team and I think he probably just nicks it with the amount that he achieved on those live episodes. And Adam is brilliant - he's consistent and he knows his game.
"So I'm more rooting for Kellie, really. I really think Kellie deserves something, so vote, vote, vote for her please. She'll be very humble about it, but I think her work really does need to be awarded now."
Most soap fans would agree that EastEnders has enjoyed a strong year, so do you think that'll be recognised on the night?
"You hope so - but nothing's guaranteed, is it? All I know from being in the job is how hard we've worked to get the show back to where it needs to be. It's not easy and that goes for everyone - it filters through to the crew, the writers, the producers, and everyone involved with the show.
"We knew where we were. We've all had to knuckle down and these awards are a way of recognition, I suppose. It's been a great year for us, but it's been tough as well. It's not been put on a plate for us, we've really had to dig deep to get where we are. We're really proud of where the show is at the moment and I really do think we're at another level."
It's been such a tense few months for Mick and Shirley. Do you see them ever resolving their issues?
"With the way it's going at the moment, no! As long as Dean's knocking around, Mick's never going to get his head around the fact that Shirley is just walking around like she's only got one son. She's completely dismissing my L's argument and is just not believing it. That's killed Mick in a way, I feel. It's not just the whole mother thing, it's the fact that Shirley is saying she doesn't believe it at all.
"In her heart of hearts, surely Shirley does believe it because she has these little moments - like when she rang the Old Bill and got Dean nicked. I know that Shirley loves Mick dearly, so there's definitely mileage in it later on. But at the moment it's all up in the air and Mick is never, ever going to entertain her while she's living with that wrong'un."
For a while we thought that Mick might have killed Dean. Were you glad he didn't, or would you have liked Mick to go dark?
"I was in two minds, really. There was a part of me that did want to iron him out. After he raped Linda and tried to burn the house down, I thought, 'That's two strikes, mate, you're out!' But of course I think it's probably in the producers' interests that Mick doesn't become a murderer and become as bad as Dean.
"What Dean did to Linda was disgusting, so in that split moment, we posed that question of 'what would you do?' I think Mick was going to go there, but luckily he had Nancy there to snap him out of this weird rage that he was in. I think Mick has constantly got this rage bubbling away. Because he was in care as a kid, he's so protective of his family now. If anyone crosses his family, he just goes off his head.
"I think most men are like that, really. It's not even men who are into violence or anything like that, there's just something that snaps inside you - it's quite a primitive thing and you just want to protect.
"I'm glad with the way it turned out, but I don't know how it's going to pan out. As long as Dean is around, it's always going to be on the verge of exploding, so it's going to be interesting to play."
This week we see Mick and Linda's relationship in a bit of trouble. Can you tell us about that?
"We kick off massively over the Dean thing because we just haven't spoken about how we really feel. Linda is really coming to terms with it as best she can, but Mick's not. He's still struggling because Dean's been let off, he's living over the road and he's walking about.
"Then the baby comes and Mick has this overwhelming feeling of empathy towards the child, but then Dean turns up and puts a spanner in the works again. It brings back loads of memories for everyone, because it could be Dean's baby. So that's really tricky for Mick. He thought he was going to be able to deal with it and bring the baby up as his own, but now he doesn't know if he can.
"Of course L's already bonded with this baby. She's carried her child inside her and she says that she loves this baby no matter what. So Mick has to deal with that. He decides that he needs to get some sort of test done, just to put everyone's minds at rest and just to make Dean f**k off, to be quite honest!"
Have the producers told you whether Dean will get his comeuppance?
"Well, he's got to get something. I don't know how we're going to wrap him up - well, wrap him up in a carpet I suppose! It's up in the air. I don't think Matt's any the wiser either. Matt's gone off to have other storylines now. He's been really busy doing other stuff so it might be a Christmas thing again, I'm not sure.
"But as long as Dean's around, it's always going to be there. I can't murder him, we know that - so it'll be interesting to see what they do. I do think Dean needs to admit it at some point. It doesn't make it right, absolutely not, but he definitely needs to admit it.
"I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm just as intrigued as the viewers about it. That's the great thing about this job - there's no beginning, middle and an end. You're always in the middle of it, really. And maybe I'm just at the beginning of Mick Carter - I hope so."
Would you like Mick to be happy, or would that be boring to play?
"You want a bit of both, really, don't you? It's a lot of fun playing all that happy and jokey stuff. When we first came in, it was all quite bantery and I did like playing that. Of course as an actor you want to play the other side as well, because it just makes it interesting for you. It's just getting the balance right, I think. It's just trying to keep it real to life and true.
"Life is ups and downs. You just bounce through having great moments and also having really s**tty moments, but that's life and you want to keep the audience on their toes. We've had a lot of heartbreak over this past year, so hopefully we'll come through that. We've got some nice things to come up. Of course there's going to be a little bit of darkness involved too, but that's the beauty of it."
Would you like Mick to get along with his father Buster?
"I hope so because I love Karl. I think he's a brilliant actor and I love what he does - I love what he's brought to the show. At the moment it's very interesting, but I really think there's some mileage in that. I've lost Stan so you might think I've lost my dad, but I actually haven't - I don't even know him yet but he's living over the road from me.
"Fingers crossed it all gets put to bed. I hope he starts believing the right man - which is me - elbows the wretch and we can crack on! I think there's some real capers with me and him to come up. I've always loved Karl, I've always respected him. It's a weird feeling to think that he's come into the show as my dad but I've got hardly any scenes with him! I really hope that we can sort stuff out with me and him, because that could be a beautiful relationship."
You've been kept very busy over the past year. Were the newspaper reports true about you being exhausted by the schedule?
"I was last year, absolutely. I loved it, I'm not going to lie - I think I did the most episodes anyone's ever done in a year. To just come into a show and do that was really difficult for me. If you've been here for a few years, you sort of get used to it and you get into the routine of it. You have years where you're really busy and other years where you're not, whereas I just turned up and I was just learning the ropes but I was in near enough every episode.
"I knew we had to do that to cement the character, but physically and mentally it was difficult. I'd just had a baby, so it was also trying to juggle my real life, which is very important, with my fake family life! It did break me towards the end, but my body sort of knew when to break. I did all the Christmas stuff and it was really hard, really harrowing. Then my body just went, 'You can't do it anymore. You need a rest'. Everyone could see that around me. I'd got the work done and they went, 'Okay, he needs a break'.
"They gave me an extended break over Christmas, but I loved it because the work was so good and you buzz off it. You just go on adrenaline, really, but your body does need to recuperate - especially if you're not sleeping because you've got a new baby indoors. You need to go home and rest and you're not really resting indoors, but of course that's life, isn't it? I can't really moan!"
As an on-screen dad, have you been proud to see Sam Strike do so well since leaving the show?
"I'm really proud of him. He's cracked right on. We were gutted when he left. We're still a bit gutted, to be fair.
"I don't think the show's for everyone, to be honest with you. It's a tough gig and he's a shy kid, Sam. He loves acting but I think the fame thing was tough for him. He's strong-willed and he's got a great heart, but I just think it was a bit overwhelming for him and he wanted to try other stuff, so now he's playing Leatherface and he's also been filming Silent Witness.
"I still see a lot of the kid. He comes and stays at mine quite a bit and asks for advice. I just wish him all the best. Hopefully he'll come back for a few eps. He's definitely up for that - to flit in and out.
"I'd be devastated if they recast Johnny, I'll be honest. Let's hope that they can come to an agreement that he comes back for a few eps."
It might be Christmas before Deans sorted!!!
Only 228 days counting from today :D
Oh no, I had heard they had filmed the scenes wrapping this up, could that be a lie or is this a ruse?
If this carries on till Christmas, Eastenders could be losing at least one viewer!!!!!
I hope the baby is Mick's
I think Dean has the storyline of his kid with Shabham coming up so he could be around for a while
Same here, that will make at least two then. Came very close for me after the Lucy Beale aftermath fiasco. :thumbsdowQuote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
If the Lucy Beale murder so called shortlist of culprits ,which incidentally was a complete betrayal to viewers imo. then I would not believe a word of it Dan, until proven otherwise.:angry:Quote:
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Me too - that makes three of us here. You can bet they'll lose a lot of other viewers too if the three of us long-term EE fans are so fed up of Dean and the rape storyline.Quote:
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they should not have done the rape storyline if there wasn't an exit in place for dean if not prison, he cant be redeemed no matter how much dtc loves him
Dupl
He does seem to be over-impressed with actorQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
and character( from interviews) but you have to
allow for hype- which all the producers do -in
different ways.Its their job to"sell" the soap!
Perhaps he underestimated the
"backlash" from viewers and hopes to stretch
story as much as possible for a popular( with
some)actor.Strands eg Shabnam and birth
of Lindas baby keep being added to prolong
departure.
He promised a come uppance -but a long
time coming!! and most ??viewers want it.
What puzzles me more is his attitude to Mick&
Linda characters - who he said were based on
his parents!
Linda wasnt sympathetic when son said he was
gay and been made to suffer more than usual
in rape story and Mick is in turmoil. So not
a pleasant portrayal tho they do love each
other! Not everyone would want to see their
parents in such an unhappy situation- even
tho of course -its fictional?
As I understand it, the Shabnam story's been planned right from the start but you're certainly right that the rape storyline feels like it keeps being drawn out. Prolonging the agony as the saying goes. :wall:Quote:
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Apart from Linda's initial homophobia I think the pair are pretty saintly all things considering (especially Linda being so forgiving to Dean's supporters), so I think they reflect pretty well on DTC's parents if they're true representations.Quote:
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It was the situation of placing or even justQuote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
imagining that your mother had been raped
by a relative and your parents dealing with
the aftermath that I found puzzling! Rather
than their personalities.
I do accept that they are portrayed as a loving
couple - quite unusual in soaps !
Dupl
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EastEnders star Danny Dyer is staying on Albert Square for at least "another couple of years".
Dyer made his debut on the soap on Christmas Day 2013, and confirmed that he has signed a new contract - pledging to stay on the show as long as Mick Carter and family "keep hold of the Vic".
Speaking on The Paul O'Grady Show yesterday (May 12), the actor said: "I love it there, I do. It's a really good gig for me.
"I have signed for another couple of years, so we will see. As long as they keep hold of the Vic, I will stay."
Dyer also addressed his disappointed over EastEnders missing out on the Soap and Continuing Drama prize at last weekend's BAFTA TV Awards.
"I'm a bit gutted about the other night at the BAFTAS. I don't know what happened there," he said.
"No disrespect to Coronation Street, because I think they are a great show, but I can't believe we didn't nick it. I don't know what happened.
"It's about voting, I suppose. Let us nick a couple of awards [at the British Soap Awards], because I think we deserve it. The show has gone to the next level."
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I'm glad Mick's staying around though. Let's just hope there are happier times ahead for him and Linda very soon.
EastEnders star Danny Dyer has hinted that there is more to come from his character Mick Carter's ongoing feud with his brother Dean Wicks.
The pair have been at war ever since Linda revealed that Dean raped her last year, and the situation has also put a huge strain on Mick's relationship with his mother Shirley.
Dyer told Inside Soap: "The Carters go to Ramsgate and scatter Stan's ashes, and it's a question of whether Mick and Shirley can bury the hatchet.
"The stumbling block is whether Mick can overcome his demons so he can finally call Shirley 'Mum'. Nothing can ever really be sorted while Dean is knocking around though.
"I know I have got some more stuff coming up with him, and if and when the truth comes out, all the people who have supported him will have egg in their faces."
When asked if he can see himself having a long-term future with the soap, Dyer said: "Absolutely - I love it here. All respect to the other soaps, because I know how hard everyone works, but I really do believe that our show has really taken things to another level."
Dyer was interviewed by the magazine to promote his nomination for Best Actor and Sexiest Male at the Inside Soap Awards 2015.
Soap fans can vote for the awards via the Inside Soap website.
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...#ixzz3jFwDbO7k
Well I don't think many fans will be pleased if it's just more of the same. Let's just hope it'll bring the storyline - and Dean's presence on the square - to an end. That doesn't seem likely the way things stand at the moment, but Danny saying "Nothing can ever really be sorted while Dean is knocking around though" gives me a bit of hope.Quote:
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I hope the truth comes out soon I think picking Ronnie as Dean's new enemy could lead to thisQuote:
"I know I have got some more stuff coming up with him, and if and when the truth comes out, all the people who have supported him will have egg in their faces."
EastEnders star Danny Dyer has said that viewers will be shocked when Aunt Babe's 'dark' secret is exposed next week.
Upcoming scenes will see Mick, Shirley and Tina head to Ramsgate in search of Babe, who has been causing trouble for the family for some time.
While they are there, Shirley will confront Babe about the past, but there will be huge repercussions for the Carters once her secret is finally out in the open.
Dyer told Inside Soap: "It will be interesting to see where they go next as Mick has always had a lot of love for Babe.
"But what he finds out about her is a huge revelation. It's a shock and very dark!"
Dyer also suggested that the upcoming trip to the coast could finally bring an end to his ongoing differences with his mother Shirley.
"I think that what goes on in Ramsgate has to lead to some sort of resolution for Mick and Shirley," he said.
"Mick really wants to have a proper relationship with her, but while Dean is still around, it's impossible for him."
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...#ixzz3juqMmW4R
I'm looking forward to finding out Babe's secret.Quote:
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She's Winston's mother....Quote:
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Remind me; who's Winston again?Quote:
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vincent's brother and sharon's father and square resident sex godQuote:
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vincent's brother and sharon's father and square resident sex godQuote:
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youve forgotten about his relationship withQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
Tracy- unless thats part of his resident sex
god role!