Failed Critics Podcast – COP: Danny Dyer

What else are you going to do on a Wednesday morning? Sit in your fucking armchair, listening to Kermode & Mayo's Film Review? Then go and spunk your wages on Twilight DVDs and merchandise? Fuck that for a laugh. We know what we'd rather do! An entire podcast dedicated to Danny Dyer. Love it!That's right. In this episode, the Failed Critics will be honouring the work of Britain's most unappreciated actor, Danny Dyer, by inducting him into our illustrious Corridor of Praise and dedicating a special one-off two-hour long episode to discussion about his career and influence.Luckily, Steve Norman and Owen Hughes don't have to do this on their own and are joined by some very special guests this week. We were accompanied by both Failed Critics regular Paul Field, who has recently re-watched Dyer's entire filmography, and the hilarious professional stand-up comedian James Mullinger, co-author of the book 'The Films of Danny Dyer' - and co-star of Dyer's in the 2013 revenge thriller Vendetta! Together, we take a look at Danny's early career in films like Human Traffic, Borstal Boy and Mean Machine, through to his work with Nick Love on Goodbye Charlie Bright, The Football Factory and The Business, all the way up to his Revolver period and current gig on Eastenders. We discuss our initial opinion of Danny Dyer and how that might have changed over the years, we wonder what tastes like chicken and have a short quiz that's as shambolic as ever.We've even included an interview with film producer Jonathan Sothcott who, as well as working with James on their book, has also worked with Danny Dyer on numerous occasions for productions such as Devil's Playground and Danny Dyer's Football Foul Ups. (Stick around for a post-credits stinger this week where Jonathan sheds some light on just what the Hell a 'slice' is!)We'll back back to our usual format next week as Mike Shawcross rounds up this weekend's FrightFest, and Andrew Brooker joins us to review new releases Straight Outta Compton and Hitman: Agent 47. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices