{"id":27661,"date":"2022-12-22T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1759431"},"modified":"2022-12-23T00:36:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T23:36:53","slug":"eastenders-danny-dyer-teases-alternative-ending-for-mick-carter","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-danny-dyer-teases-alternative-ending-for-mick-carter\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Danny Dyer teases \u2018alternative ending\u2019 for Mick Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Stefania Sarrubba\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The end is nigh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\">EastEnders<\/a> is gearing up to say goodbye to Danny Dyer as his character Mick Carter is leaving the Square \u2014 possibly for good.<\/p>\n<p>Mick\u2019s exit is expected to be nothing short of dramatic and potentially fatal, as he\u2019s involved in a love triangle with his scheming fianc\u00e9e Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) and his ex-wife Linda (Kellie Bright).<\/p>\n<p>While a teaser anticipated <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cliff-drama-mick-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mick\u2019s life may be in danger<\/a> after Janine\u2019s lies are exposed, Dyer revealed the soap had at least another ending planned for his final episode.<\/p> <p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\" ugc=\"\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, the actor explained that another ending was originally considered for Mick.<\/p>\n<p>Dyer teased: \u201cI just wanted it to be a fitting end. So hopefully it is\u2026 there was an alternative end did to be fair, but we\u2019ve not gone with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he was tight-lipped about what this alternate ending would have entailed, saying there \u201cwas no point\u2026you won\u2019t get to see it\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/412634-cdfd726.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=9px%2C13px%2C1602px%2C1067px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/412634-cdfd726.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=9px%2C13px%2C1602px%2C1067px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source 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no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/412634-cdfd726.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=9px%2C13px%2C1602px%2C1067px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Kellie Bright as Linda Carter, Danny Dyer as Mick Carter and Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher in front of a clifftop for EastEnders<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron\/Matt Burlem<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Executive producer Chris Clenshaw interjected to explain that having different finales planned is common practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are always a lot of alternative endings as we do the development process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever these final moments may be about, it seems fair to guess Mick will not have a smooth exit as both Dyer and Brooks are set to leave the soap. One thing is certain: Janine isn\u2019t one to go down without a fight, but will she drag Mick with her?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders cast: Who is joining, leaving and returning to the soap?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-why-lola-dies-chris-clenshaw-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw reveals why Lola Pearce has to die<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-christmas-2022-spoilers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">11 EastEnders Christmas 2022 spoilers: Exits, lies and manipulations as Jada returns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-janine-fearful-jada-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Janine is \u2018fearful\u2019 of Jada\u2019s surprise return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-linda-let-mick-go-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders\u2019 Kellie Bright: \u2018Linda\u2019s let Mick go\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/eastenders-cliff-drama-mick-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders teases clifftop drama ahead of Mick Carter exit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">EastEnders<\/a> page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. <\/strong><strong>If yo<\/strong><strong>u\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or <a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soaps<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;m_4964104444528344133MsoPlainText&quot;\"><strong>The Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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