Or, to put it another way, Danny Dyer reckons Benedict Cumberbatch would get all kind of hassle if he walked into a pub. Confused? You're not the only one. Let's hear it form the 'orses maaahf, shall we...
In an interview with The Radio Times via The Telegraph, Dyer said: "In this country, he has got utmost respect, but if he walked into a pub he’d get annihilated by geezers. He’d be bullied. I love Benedict. The Imitation Game looks amazing. He couldn’t play a kid from a working-class estate, but I couldn’t do what he does either. I think that I could play Sherlock, though, if I did it my way. Benedict’s brilliant and the lines roll off his tongue, but that role is about being highly intelligent rather than posh... I think I could do Doctor Who as well. But there is a niche for what I do. And there’s a demographic for Benedict. But it means that he’s more likely to get roles in Hollywood and I’m more likely to stay living in Debden. "
Still confused? Yep, you're not the only one.
Speaking of his work prior to landing his "nice" role as Mick Carter off EastEnders, Dyer says: "I became a parody of myself and my own worst enemy... I was working at the National [Theatre] so you can’t get more credible acting work anywhere in the world. But I was earning £350 a week. I was skint. I ended up doing All Star Mr and Mrs and some series about hard men. I had children to feed, but I cringe at those documentaries now."
And don't forget that stint with Rubberbandits, Danny. That was aces. NSFW.
