Danny Dyer joins Hollyoaks Later cast

Danny Dyer has joined the cast of Hollyoaks Later as a ruthless expat known as The White Man.

When Hollyoaks' cancer sufferer Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) agrees to undertake a dodgy deal in Spain for the village hard man, Trevor Royle (Greg Wood), he doesn’t bargain with having to take on The White Man.

When the deal goes horribly wrong a nightmare ensues and Tony, along with old friend Finn (James Redmond) and brother Dom (John Pickard) gets caught up in a world of high-stakes poker, Russian roulette and kidnapping, with The White Man an unrelenting adversary.

Hollyoaks Later producer Jane Steventon said: "I'm thrilled that we have brought together such an amazing cast for this year's Later and with the addition of Danny Dyer, the adventures can really kick off."

The latest instalment of Hollyoaks Later will be screened in autumn 2013 on E4.

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