Dyer channels Frank Butcher for Eastenders debut

Danny Dyer says his 'EastEnders' character is like classic character Frank Butcher.

The 36-year-old actor joins the BBC One soap on Christmas Day as the new owner of the Queen Vic pub, Mick Carter who is the brother of hard-faced Walford resident Shirley Carter, and he believes his alter-ego will have some of the cheeky charm seen in former pub landlord Frank, who was played by the late Mike Reid.