Danny Dyer and Stephen Graham 'set to reunite for gritty new drama' to rival Netflix hit Adolescence
The pair, who last worked together in the 2009 cult horror Doghouse, are in early talks to create a hard-hitting series tackling some of the toughest issues facing society today.
A source told The Mirror: 'It's a gritty new drama. They are currently thrashing out what they want to do but it will be in the vein of Adolescence. Something unflinching and moving.'
Adolescence, which starred Stephen and was co-created by him and writer Jack Thorne, has become Netflix 's most-watched series of the year.
It sparked a national debate and was even discussed in Parliament over its depiction of teenage misogyny and online safety.
The series, which follows a father whose teenage son is arrested for murder, hit No1 in 71 countries and clocked up a staggering 66.3 million views in just two weeks.
Danny, 47, has publicly praised his friend's work, saying: 'It's such an important subject, Steve. You've got to roll me into something. I want a bit of this.'
Away from the cameras, it is reported the duo are also planning to reunite on a more personal level, organising a double date with wives Joanne Mas and Hannah Walters.
MailOnline has contacted Danny and Stephen's representatives.
It comes after Danny recently revealed he left locals wide-eyed in shock when he ran through a council estate 'stark naked' while filming Mr. Bigstuff.
After the success of its first series, the second instalment of the Sky comedy-drama is set to hit screens later this year.
The show follows two estranged and rather contrasting brothers, Glen (Ryan Sampson) and Lee (Danny Dyer), as they discover that their father, who they thought was dead, is actually alive.
But during filming for the show's second series, which has now finished, Danny was asked to do something not many actors have done before - run through a British council estate fully nude.
He and his co-star Ryan told Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston about the hilarious scene on Wednesday during an appearance on Heart Breakfast.
As well as working on the production side of things for Adolescence, Hannah also had a camep role in the series as the teacher Mrs Bailey in episode two
Ryan explained: 'So, series two, end of the first episode, it got quite a visceral... Shall we say a full-frontal moment?', before Danny revealed: 'Nudity.'
Ryan continued: 'There's a full-frontal moment, and it's in a public place as well. And I wasn't sure whether Danny would to do it or whatever, but he's completely up for it.'
'It's a scene where I'm running through a council estate, yeah, stark naked,' Dyer quipped.
'I read it, I laughed. I thought you know, "it's got to be done". The first ep is about Lee, he's been emasculated. So he's just moping about all day, so irritated.
'He needs to find his mojo, I was going to say his plums!,' the former EastEnders actor laughed.
'Anyways, so there's this amazing scene at the end where I'm sort of chasing someone down the street, and I've got a towel, and I take the towel off, and I use it as some sort of lasso.
'I mean, you're sort of reading it going, "How on Earth are we going to do this?"'
Ryan went onto describe the moment Danny whipped off the towel and sprinted through the estate, with a local even spotting him as he did so.
'Like, I thought we were going to shut the road down or something. Actually, nope. It's just a real suburban street!
'So, I'm stood at the other end of the street and he's running, and there's this man on his phone. Danny is running down, and this man goes - he's outside the house - and he goes on a phone, "Sorry babe, I'm going to have to get back to you, because there's a man running down the street naked, and I'm not being funny, he looks like Mick from EastEnders".'
Danny played Mick, who owned the Queen Victoria pub in the popular BBC soap, for a nine-year period beginning in 2013.
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