Danny Dyer is returning to documentaries after quitting EastEnders
Danny Dyer returns to documentaries as his next major role since leaving EastEnders is revealed.
Danny Dyer returns to the small screen with a major new documentary series.
The actor and presenter, whose last scenes as Mick Carter in EastEnders aired over Christmas, has been busy filming a two-part Channel 4 series titled 21st Century Man.
Sun reports that the film will see Danny explore what it means to be a man in modern Britain, while exploring themes including toxic masculinity, gender roles and men’s mental health.
Danny previously hosted the popular Bravo documentaries The Real Football and Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men.
Back on the screens: former EastEnders star Danny Dyer is helming a major new documentary series for Channel 4 titled 21st Century Man
Throwback: Danny previously hosted the popular Bravo documentaries The Real Football and Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men in 2008 and 2009 (pictured)
A source from the show said of his new Channel 4 project: “This will be new ground for Danny and viewers will see a whole new side of him.”
“He will still possess his usual bravado, but these are serious topics that he is exploring and he behaves accordingly. The look at toxic masculinity is particularly profound. It is an enormously sensitive documentary in every way.’
The star is believed to have filmed scenes with both male and female victims of domestic abuse, as well as heading to a game center to meet families affected by trauma.
The documentary will air on Channel 4 later this year. MailOnline has contacted Channel 4 for comment.
Danny has been back at work since leaving his decade-long stint at EastEnders.
He hosts a new game show on Netflix, titled Cheat, while he also completed work on the Channel 5 thriller Heat.
Heat, which began filming in Victoria, Australia last year, sees two families who are longtime friends visit a secluded house for a summer holiday during Australia’s bushfire season.
In addition to the four-part action thriller, Danny has signed on to host a travel show for E4 with his Love Island star daughter, Dani Dyer.
The actor’s final scenes as Mick Carter aired on Christmas Day and saw the owner of the Queen Vic mysteriously lost at sea after diving under the water to save his ex-wife Linda.
Danny has revealed that if his career goes “to the max”, he may return to Albert Square in a few years, joking that he would return to Walford “covered in seaweed” after a salty outing.
The soap opera actor added that he “misses” many of the stars he worked with on the show and that he “loves them very much.”
New role: Danny is back at work since leaving his decade-long stint at EastEnders, having also completed work on Channel 5’s thriller Heat (pictured)
Final Scenes: The actor’s final scenes as Mick Carter aired on Christmas Day and saw the owner of the Queen Vic mysteriously lost at sea.