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 
<a href="https://www.viaorg.uk/">https://www.viaorg.uk/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Who Do You Think You Are? (2007 – Present) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575</a>  
 
Book: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel (2009) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolf-Hall-Shortlisted-Golden-Booker/dp/0007230206</a>   
 
TV Show: ‘Wolf Hall’ (2015) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02gfy74/wolf-hall-series-1-1-three-card-trick</a>  
Loving (1995) 
<a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v">https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/loving/umc.cmc.46n84c1skr7ogikets6qczv2v</a>  
 
Play: Hamlet, William Shakespeare (~1600) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1853260096">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamlet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1853260096</a>  
 
Human Traffic (1999) 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPK6ZYq_p0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPK6ZYq_p0</a>  
  
The Football Factory (2004) 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzuEkF1oLVE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzuEkF1oLVE</a> 
 
Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217824/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</a> 
 
The Business (2001) 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZX9I6y97k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVZX9I6y97k</a> 
  
Book: The Football Factory, John King (1997) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Factory-John-King/dp/0099731916">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Factory-John-King/dp/0099731916</a>  
 
Article in shortlist 2017: <a href="https://www.shortlist.com/news/danny-dyers-deadliest-men-louis-theroux-documentary-tv">https://www.shortlist.com/news/danny-dyers-deadliest-men-louis-theroux-documentary-tv</a> 
 
TV Show: ‘Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men’ (2008-2009) - Bravo 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2288499/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2288499/</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Big Brother’ (2000 – Present) - ITV 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/big-brother/10a4928">https://www.itv.com/watch/big-brother/10a4928</a>  
 
‘What a touch! Danny Dyer wins Male Performance in a Comedy for Mr Bigstuff | BAFTA TV Awards’ 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQLYDZeYVg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQLYDZeYVg</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Mr Bigstuff’ (2024) - Sky Max 
<a href="https://www.sky.com/watch/mr-bigstuff">https://www.sky.com/watch/mr-bigstuff</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Plebs’ (2012 – 2019) - ITV 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873">https://www.itv.com/watch/plebs/2a1873</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Rivals’ (2024) - Disney Plus 
<a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d">https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d</a>  
 
I Believe in UFOs: Danny Dyer (2010) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008276/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7008276/</a>  
 
TV Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: UFOs’ (1998) 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf8tg">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hf8tg</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Prime Suspect’ (1991 – 2006) - ITV 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/prime-suspect/1a1685">https://www.itv.com/watch/prime-suspect/1a1685</a>  
 
TV Show: ‘Cracker’ (1993 – 1996) - ITV 
<a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918">https://www.itv.com/watch/cracker/1a1918</a>  
 
Three Quick Breaths (upcoming film) 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35566934/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35566934/</a> 
 
TV Show: ‘Eastenders’ (1985 – Present) - BBC 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d/eastenders">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d/eastenders</a>  
 
Podcast: ‘Desert Island Discs: Danny Dyer’ - BBC Sounds 
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2hw">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002c2hw</a>  
Play: Celebration, Harold Pinter (2000) 
<a href="http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_celebration.shtml">http://www.haroldpinter.org/plays/plays_celebration.shtml</a>  
 
Play: The Dumb Waiter, Harold Pinter (1957) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumb-Waiter-Play-Acting-One/dp/0573042101">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dumb-Waiter-Play-Acting-One/dp/0573042101</a>  
 
Play: The Caretaker, Harold Pinter (1960) 
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caretaker-Play-Harold-Pinter/dp/0573040028">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caretaker-Play-Harold-Pinter/dp/0573040028</a>  
 
Play: The Birthday Party, Harold Pinter (1958)  
<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Party-Pinter-Plays/dp/0571160786">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Party-Pinter-Plays/dp/0571160786</a>  
 
Play: The Room, Harold Pinter (1957) 
<a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/room-book-harold-pinter-9780573022364">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/room-book-harold-pinter-9780573022364</a>  
 
 
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  
<a href="http://www.mindhouse.co.uk/">www.mindhouse.co.uk</a>  
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