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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Danny Dyer struggled to ditch ‘hardman' persona before sitcom Mr Bigstuff
Danny Dyer is often described as a 'hardman' thanks to his roles in The Football Factory, EastEnders, and The Business, but it meant he wasn't able to show his versatility onscreen. However, that perception is now changing. Dyer recently was the standout of Disney+'s Rivals, the adaptation of Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster, and won a BAFTA for his part in Mr. BigStuff. Now, the Sky comedy is returning for a second season, and Dyer tells Yahoo UK how he is grateful for the opportunity to show the world his acting range. 'It was about getting the opportunities, really,' he explains. 'I was very lucky to get Rivals and Mr. Bigstuff back to back. 'I don't suppose I've had an opportunity to show that versatility, in a sense of, I'm still cockney and working class, but I'm managing just different physicality, [my characters] Freddie and Lee are very different.' Mr. BigStuff tells the story of carpet salesman Glen — played by writer and creator Ryan Sampson — whose life is flipped upside down after his larger-than-life brother, Lee, comes barrelling back into the picture. Dyer's part was written specifically with the actor in mind. 'It's the brilliance of Ryan, being a selfless man and writing this thing for me, giving me an opportunity,' Dyer adds. '[He said] 'Here's a vehicle, go and crack on.' I've been around a long time, and it's just about being lucky enough to get the right jobs we can show off.' For the second season, Sampson leaned into Dyer's mannerisms, bringing them into the new series. 'There are a lot of quirks there,' says the writer. 'I write it, and then Danny does the Dyer-isms pass [of the script], and then spins lines in his own voice, and it's always so much better. It's really good, it's impressive.' One of Dyer's most recent — and perhaps surprising — quirks has been his love of miniatures, having built a model library in recent years. The actor jokes that it is the kind of hobby that matches his new role as a grandfather, following daughter Dani Dyer welcoming three children since 2021. 'I've been so busy, I haven't had time,' he said. 'But it's good for mindfulness. "I built a little Victorian library, but tried to put the roof on, the roof was a dome, then I broke the whole thing. I was fuming. I had to put it down for a bit, because I was very, very wound up over this dome, but I do love it. 'I've got magnified glasses, the little flippy-uppy ones. I'm a granddad now. That's what grandfathers do. I'm fitting into the role perfectly.'
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Everton's enforcer... and courage personified'
Dave Watson? Thomas Gravesen? Martin Keown? Who is the ultimate Everton hard man? Phil McNulty has been revealing his top five on Wednesday. In third spot... Peter Reid Peter Reid was Everton's great midfield general, the master of dictating tempo and the engine of the great mid-80s team in partnership with the vastly underrated (although not by anyone at Goodison Park) Paul Bracewell. Advertisement Reid was courage personified, not simply in the manner in which he battled back from career-threatening injuries, but in his fearless approach on the pitch. No battle was too intense for the hugely popular Huyton-born Reid, who revelled in an era when no quarter was given in midfield. He would stand toe-to-toe with Graeme Souness at Liverpool, Norman Whiteside and Bryan Robson at Manchester United, who all had total respect for Reid, both as an opponent and a personality. There is no doubt at times he took on the role of Everton's enforcer. A boyhood Red, Reid joyously tells the tale of how he was being verbally abused by a Liverpool fan at Anfield after fouling John Barnes - only to find the supporter in question was his Uncle Albert. Reid was so much more than a hard man, as his success with Everton and England proves, but he also had that cutting edge required in what was hostile midfield territory in the 1980s. And come back in a few hours to see who McNulty has at the top of his list, plus the chance to have your say on who should have made the cut.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Everton's enforcer... and courage personified'
Dave Watson? Thomas Gravesen? Martin Keown? Who is the ultimate Everton hard man? Phil McNulty has been revealing his top five on third ReidPeter Reid was Everton's great midfield general, the master of dictating tempo and the engine of the great mid-80s team in partnership with the vastly underrated (although not by anyone at Goodison Park) Paul was courage personified, not simply in the manner in which he battled back from career-threatening injuries, but in his fearless approach on the pitch. No battle was too intense for the hugely popular Huyton-born Reid, who revelled in an era when no quarter was given in would stand toe-to-toe with Graeme Souness at Liverpool, Norman Whiteside and Bryan Robson at Manchester United, who all had total respect for Reid, both as an opponent and a personality. There is no doubt at times he took on the role of Everton's enforcer.A boyhood Red, Reid joyously tells the tale of how he was being verbally abused by a Liverpool fan at Anfield after fouling John Barnes - only to find the supporter in question was his Uncle was so much more than a hard man, as his success with Everton and England proves, but he also had that cutting edge required in what was hostile midfield territory in the come back in a few hours to see who McNulty has at the top of his list, plus the chance to have your say on who should have made the cut.
