EastEnders’ Danny Dyer urges co-stars to ‘bring Mick back’

Ancient EastEnders Star Danny Dyer has joined fans of the soap in wanting to “bring Mick back”.

The actor left the BBC soap after a tragic twist on Christmas Day 2022, which saw Mick Carter disappear into the sea to save Janine Butcher and his ex-wife Linda Carter.

Speaking on stage at the National Television Awards (NTA) last night (September 11), Dyer shared a sweet message to his EastEnders co-stars, who went home empty-handed when Emmerdale won the award for best drama series.

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“I want to send a message to my EastEnders “My family is there. I love you. I miss you. Bring Mick back,” he said as he presented an award at the ceremony.

Given that Mick’s body was never found, perhaps there is room for EastEnders to actually organize his return, although there does not appear to be any plan to do so at present.

Meanwhile, Dyer isn’t the only one calling for Mick’s return as Kellie Bright, who plays Linda, has also said she would be happy to have a romantic reunion with Carter in the soap.

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“I would love to do anything with Danny Dyer – work-related, just make that clear!” Bright said. Digital Spy on the NTAs red carpet. “But I have no idea if he’s been invited back. Obviously, I’d love to do anything with him, and I’d love to see Mick and Linda together again.”

“He’s a busy guy, he’s doing his thing, and I support him from afar. I know people would love it. We’ll see. I’d be surprised, but we’ll see.”

As for Dyer, he previously said he wasn’t really happy with his character’s storyline before his departure.

“I didn’t really know how (Mick’s final scenes) were going to play out,” he said. iFL TV“I felt like my character had lost its way. I didn’t really know who I was anymore. It was really weird.”

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One. The show is also available on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes are shown as early as 6am before their TV broadcast.

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