The former Doctor Who star was admitted to hospital with severe clinical depression.
The former Ninth Doctor has called for change behind the scenes of the BBC sci-fi show.
It turns out not everyone's family history is quite as gripping as Danny Dyer's.
He's set to reprise his role as the Ninth Doctor in an upcoming audio series.
"People love the way I look in that series, but I was very ill," the actor writes in his new autobiography.