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Iconic soap star suffers career blow as BBC 2 axe six-part comedy drama after just ONE series following extremely low ratings


BBC Two has pulled the plug on a comedy show which featured a huge soap star after ratings plummeted.

The TV star who is best known for playing pub landlord Mick Carter in EastEnders, said 'kids from council estates' should be prioritised now the Labour Party is in power. The married dad-of-three, who also has three grandkids, is also known for starring in movies Human Traffic and Mean Machine, but also in two of Harold Pinter's plays in the West End and Broadway. It comes after Danny Dyer has said it is a 'f***ing disgrace' that working class folk don't get the same chances to star on stage and screen as 'posh' actors

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