Danny Dyer, the former star of EastEnders, has had his most recent project canceled after just one season.
The 47-year-old actor portrayed Mick Carter in the BBC One serial opera until his shocking demise around Christmas 2022.
After that, he was chosen to star in the BBC Two comedy Henpocalypse! as a made-up version of himself!
The comedy, which spanned six episodes and was created by Caroline Moran, followed a group of Birmingham women who were attending a hen-do in a rural part of North Wales when a crab measles apocalypse threatened to wipe out human civilization.
As part of his character, Danny appeared in several dream sequences during the course of the show. Over a million people saw the first episode, but as the show ran on, fewer and fewer people saw it.
A BBC representative told Metro.co.uk, “We are very proud of Henpocalypse!” However, sometimes tough choices must be taken to create place for new comedy programs, and we don’t presently have any plans for any more series.
“There’s only one Danny Dyer,” Moran said at the time, revealing that she had written Danny into the script before he was even aware of the project. He’s amazing. She remarked, “He was everything and more than I could have imagined.”
I begged him via email, saying, “You’re incredible, a national treasure—what do you say?” He was willing to participate.
The Sun has learned, however, from a source that “it just didn’t get the audience figures to justify it returning.”
Danny recently shared his interest in launching a production company with Metro in order to increase the number of jobs available for working-class actors.
He said, “I have a bit of a thing going on with the amount of working class people within the arts, and I do want to potentially start my own production company.”
It’s concerning to me that I discovered it to be around 6%. Given that this sector has greatly benefited me, I would like to attempt to return the favor by giving some actual working-class children hope and opportunities.
He went on, “Classism is real.” This world is full with “isms.” It happens to everyone occasionally, but it shouldn’t define who you are. If anything, it should inspire you more, as I believe that working class people possess the greatest potential because they have experienced the most suffering. A little trauma is necessary for creativity!
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