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
https://www.viaorg.uk/
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
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d
I Believe in UFOs: Danny Dyer (2010)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008276/
TV Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: UFOs’ (1998)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf8tg
TV Show: ‘Prime Suspect’ (1991 – 2006) - ITV
https://www.itv.com/watch/prime-suspect/1a1685
TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993 – 1996) - ITV
https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918
Three Quick Breaths (upcoming film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35566934/
TV Show: ‘Eastenders’ (1985 – Present) - BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d/eastenders
Podcast: ‘Desert Island Discs: Danny Dyer’ - BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2hw
Play: Celebration, Harold Pinter (2000)
http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_celebration.shtml
Play: The Dumb Waiter, Harold Pinter (1957)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumb-Waiter-Play-Acting-One/dp/0573042101
Play: The Caretaker, Harold Pinter (1960)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caretaker-Play-Harold-Pinter/dp/0573040028
Play: The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter (1958)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Party-Pinter-Plays/dp/0571160786
Play: The Room, Harold Pinter (1957)
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/room-book-harold-pinter-9780573022364
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
www.mindhouse.co.uk
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