Danny Dyer made a triumphant return to public life with an appearance at the TV Bafta Awards on Sunday (14 May).
The ‘EastEnders’ actor has been out of the spotlight in recent months, after he was forced to take some time out from the soap.
But as fans prepare to see his character Mick Carter back on screen later this week, Danny donned his best togs to attend the prestigious ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank.
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He was a handful of ‘EastEnders’ stars present at the awards, after the show was nominated in the Best Continuing Drama category, up against ‘Hollyoaks’, ‘Emmerdale’ and ‘Casualty’.
Danny’s character was suddenly written out of the soap earlier this year when news of his unexpected break was announced.
Mick’s absence was explained on screen by him visiting daughter Nancy in Bulgaria, following a car accident.
Mick will have a lot to deal with when he returns, though, after his mum Shirley sold the freehold of the pub to Max Branning’s firm, without his knowledge or consent.
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The businessman is plotting to destroy Walford as revenge for his wrongful imprisonment for the murder of Lucy Beale, and the pub is his first target.
It was previously revealed Mick will come to blows with newcomer Woody Woodward (Lee Ryan) upon coming home.
Danny first arrived in Albert Square in 2014, and hasn’t taken much of a break in the three-year period since Mick took over as landlord of the Queen Vic.
In that time, he has bagged a handful of awards, including Serial Drama Performance at the National Television Awards two years running, and Best Soap Actor at the TV Choice Awards.
Bafta TV Awards 2017 Red Carpet
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Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: (L) Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman attend the Virgin TV BAFTA Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Holly Willoughby arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Ant and Dec arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Danny Dyer attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Guest and Scarlett Moffatt arrive in an Audi at the BAFTA TV on Sunday 14 May 2017 on May 14, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Audi UK) (credit:David M Benett via Getty Images)
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Joanna Lumley attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Benedict Cumberbatch arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Candice Brown attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Ed Balls and Katya Jones arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Denise Welch arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Baftas. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Jennifer Metcalfe arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Fred Sirieix arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Charlotte Hawkins arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Matt Smith attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Katie Piper attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Joan Collins attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Cuba Gooding Jr and Judith Light arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Amy Nuttall attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Amara Karan attends the Virgin TV BAFTA Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Gillian Anderson attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Laura Whitmore attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Roxanne Pallett arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Jodie Comer arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Ed Westwick attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Laura Jackson arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Ben Miles and Alex Jennings attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Michelle Collins arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Grayson Perry and Philippa Perry arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Ella Eyre attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Ade Adepitan arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Tuppence Middleton arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Judith Light arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Charlotte Riley attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Emily Berrington arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Aisling Bea arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Rob Delaney arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Amanda Clapham arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Ophelia Lovibond arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Scarlett Moffatt attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Millie Brady arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Ophelia Lovibond attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Eleanor Tomlinson attending the Virgin TV British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London. Photo credit should read: Doug Peters/ EMPICS Entertainment (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Kim Cattrall arriving for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards 2017 held at Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday May 14, 2017. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)