EastEnders star Danny Dyer and his daughter, Love Island's Dani Dyer, are set to breathe new life into a dilapidated caravan park in Kent for a new six-part Sky One series, The Dyers' Caravan Park. The 48-year-old actor initially turned down the idea but later enlisted his 29-year-old daughter to help transform Priory Hill in Leysdown into a vibrant holiday destination reminiscent of his 1980s childhood holidays.
The series documents the father-daughter duo as they revamp the park, improve its business, and win over sceptical residents and staff, all with the aim of reviving the British holiday tradition. Danny Dyer described caravan holidays as 'a very working-class holiday,' adding: 'I would hang out with my nan, grandad, my aunts and uncles and cousins, it's such a beautiful thing for me.'
Reflecting on the challenge, Danny admitted: 'We didn't have a f****** clue what we were doing, and it comes across. But I think we got a few things right as well. It's a comforting show to watch.' He noted that the project was a 'baptism of fire' and that he needed Dani to 'rein me in slightly' due to his frivolous approach to money.
Dani Dyer, who has previously worked with her father on other shows, said: 'We get on so well. The filming days can be really long sometimes, but we just make each other laugh.' She added: 'He's very cheeky, but the residents love him, and I think it was so lovely for them to be around him and us, and bring something different to the caravan park.'
Danny Dyer emphasised the importance of representing working-class voices on television, stating: 'I think not enough working-class voices are on television. And this is a very, very British show. People are also struggling with what being British is, at the moment.' The series aims to showcase real characters who take their caravans 'very, very seriously.'
