Former EastEnders icon Danny Dyer is returning to the screen alongside his daughter Dani.
His soap character Mick Carter, the beloved former landlord of the Queen Vic, as viewers know, vanished at sea without a trace over the festive season in 2022 – very much in the vein of Neighbours’ Harold Bishop in 1991.
His intentions for getting into the treacherous waves were honourable, as he set out to save his beloved soulmate Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), after a pregnant Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) drove the pair of them into the water.
Mick, under Linda’s instruction, saved scheming Janine and their unborn child first before returning to the ocean in order to retrieve his one true love, unaware of the fact that she had safely made it to shore.
Fans will be delighted to know that the 46-year-old actor and his 27-year-old daughter, who appeared in series four of Love Island – have reunited for the new series of Gogglebox which will premiere tomorrow on Channel 4.
The line-up for the new series also features Rylan and his mum Linda, comedians Babatunde Aleshe and Mo Gilligan, Nick Grimshaw and his niece Liv, as well as Paralympian Ellie Simmonds and Richie Anderson.
Other big-name double acts include Shaun Ryder and Bez, Bobby and Jeff Brazier, Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash, Martin and Roman Kemp, Jennifer Saunders and her daughter Beattie Edmondson, and Fearne Cotton and Gok Wan.
Danny’s soap exit brought to an end a hugely popular era for EastEnders, leaving fans devastated to lose such an iconic character.
Last year, he discussed his reasons for leaving the show, commenting that it was largely due to the decline in standard.
‘The first few years we f***ing smashed it,’ he said of his earlier storylines. ‘It was powerful s**t. The viewer listened to us more than these f***ing c* politicians.
‘I was blessed with some amazing storylines, some s**te ones as well.
‘They f***ed it up towards the end. It’s a shame it had to come to an end but I’d f***ing had enough.’
