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Danny Dyer on battling addiction, UFO obsessions, and tackling Shakespeare
This week, Louis sits down with Danny Dyer, the Bafta-winning actor and all-round national treasure. The pair discuss Danny’s experience battling addiction while performing on stage, their shared fascination with UFOs, and whether Danny would ever do Shakespeare. Plus, Danny reveals what he really thinks about being described as ‘the people’s Louis Theroux’.
Links/Attachments:
Via – UK Drug and Alcohol Addiction Charity
TV Show: ‘Who Do You Think You Are? (2007 – Present) - BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575
Book: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel (2009)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206
TV Show: ‘Wolf Hall’ (2015) - BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick
Loving (1995)
https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v
Play: Hamlet, William Shakespeare (~1600)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1853260096
Human Traffic (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPK6ZYq_p0
The Football Factory (2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzuEkF1oLVE
Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The Business (2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZX9I6y97k
Book: The Football Factory, John King (1997)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Factory-John-King/dp/0099731916
Article in shortlist 2017: https://www.shortlist.com/news/danny-dyers-deadliest-men-louis-theroux-documentary-tv
TV Show: ‘Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men’ (2008-2009) - Bravo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2288499/
TV Show: ‘Big Brother’ (2000 – Present) - ITV
https://www.itv.com/watch/big-brother/10a4928
‘What a touch! Danny Dyer wins Male Performance in a Comedy for Mr Bigstuff | BAFTA TV Awards’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQLYDZeYVg
TV Show: ‘Mr Bigstuff’ (2024) - Sky Max
https://www.sky.com/watch/mr-bigstuff
TV Show: ‘Plebs’ (2012 – 2019) - ITV
https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873
TV Show: ‘Rivals’ (2024) - Disney Plus