Mick Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Danny Dyer, making his first appearance in the show in the episode originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2013.
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94 Facts About Mick Carter
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Mick Carter is the son of established character Shirley Carter and is a member of the Carter family.
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Mick Carter is described as a family man who is patriotic and kind, and it was said that he has a good partnership with Linda but they fight "like teenagers".
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Mick Carter has feuded with former friend Stuart Highway and was framed by Stuart for his attempted murder.
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Mick, Linda and Johnny attend the wedding of daughter Nancy Carter to Wayne Ladlow, but Mick disapproves of their relationship, so carries her away before they are married.
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Mick Carter discovers there has been a break in and disturbs the thief, who punches him and flees.
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Mick Carter reluctantly agrees and is further angered when Stan makes derogatory comments about both Tina and Johnny's homosexualities and about the dangers faced by Lee in the army.
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Stan tells Mick Carter about a time when his mother tried to drown him in the bath when he was an infant.
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Phil Mitchell finds out from Shirley that Mick is actually her son, his father is a man named Andy and her mother Sylvie Carter concealed the pregnancy and brought Mick up as her and Stan's son.
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Mick Carter starts to learn at the local swimming pool, and confesses his fear to his friend, Ian Beale.
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Linda tells Mick Carter she wants another baby after she realises her children are too old to require her constant attention.
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Mick Carter convinces Linda that this is not a good idea, but proposes to her, as they are not actually married, though their families think they are.
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Mick Carter successfully completes his swim for charity, but on his way home, he sees Ian talking to Rainie Cross through the window of Ian's car.
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Mick Carter pulls up behind them but Ian drives away, so Rainie, a prostitute, propositions Mick Carter.
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Mick Carter says he is not interested, and then the police arrive.
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Rainie claims Mick Carter is a regular punter, so he is arrested for soliciting.
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Mick Carter pleads guilty, and Cora discovers that the prostitute is her daughter.
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Mick Carter reveals Mick's alleged crime to everyone in The Queen Vic.
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Linda hates that Mick Carter has put Ian before his own family, so Mick Carter resolves to make Ian tell the truth to his partner Denise Fox.
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Mick Carter is upset when Shirley leaves Walford after accidentally shooting Phil.
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Mick Carter denies this, but he discovers Linda is pregnant and is planning to have a secret abortion.
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Stan reveals he has terminal prostate cancer, leading Mick Carter to enlist Dean's help in tracking down Shirley to try and convince her to return.
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When Mick Carter learns that Shirley was forced to keep the secret of being his mother out of fear that she would never see him again, he decides to give her another chance, as long as Dean keeps his distance from him.
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Mick Carter is shocked to learn that Stan wants him and Tina to help him die and stops Tina from doing so.
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Mick Carter refuses to leave Walford on Shirley's insistence until Mick orders him to.
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Mick Carter stops him and chokes him until he is unconscious, but Dean goes missing after this.
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Dean believes the baby is his until Mick Carter discovers he, Linda and Ollie share the same blood group, but Dean's is different, meaning Dean cannot be Ollie's father.
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Dean starts a relationship with Roxy Mitchell, so her sister Ronnie Mitchell tries to get Mick Carter to help her get rid of Dean, but he refuses to help.
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Mick Carter accompanies Whitney to meet Ryan and Mick Carter convinces Ryan to return the money and hand himself to the police, because he is on the run from the police, to which Ryan agrees.
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Mick Carter tells Linda this, so Linda encourages Whitney not to give up on Lee.
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In hospital, the family are informed that Ollie could have brain damage; Mick Carter blames Nancy and says he cannot forgive her, but Linda defends her and eventually forces them to work together to get Ollie the medical care he needs.
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Mick Carter is devastated at Dean's acquittal but Linda reassures him.
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Mick Carter is then unhappy to learn that Lee's depression has made him contemplate suicide and that he is in debt, which Mick Carter offers to pay.
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When Whitney is injured in a bus crash, Mick Carter accompanies her to the hospital and after he assures her that she is a good wife to Lee, she kisses him, which is seen by Denise Fox.
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The next day, Mick Carter is disgusted to learn that Lee had hit Whitney during a row and confides in Shirley who suggest that Lee and Whitney should be separated for Whitney's safety, which he regretfully tells Lee.
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Lee leaves Whitney, leaving a note saying he no longer loves her, but Mick Carter persuades him to explain to her his reasons before going.
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Linda returns the following day and Mick Carter informs her of Lee's departure and the debts he has left.
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Mick Carter later learns that Shirley and Linda sold the freehold of The Queen Vic behind his back and forged his signature, and turns to alcohol to deal with the stress.
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Mick Carter learns that Max Branning set up the deal, and confronts him, branding him a snake and warning him to stay away from him.
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When Mick Carter learns that Shirley did this, he drunkenly throws a glass at her, but instantly regrets it and cries, saying he no longer knows himself.
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Mick Carter tells Linda about the kiss on her return but is then left devastated when she tells him their relationship is over.
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Mick Carter turns down a pub in Stratford-upon-Avon after meeting Aidan Maguire, who is arranging a robbery and he manipulates Mick Carter into joining his team, along with Phil, Vincent Hubbard and Keanu Taylor.
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Mick Carter is shot in the arm by Callum "Halfway" Highway during the heist and is treated by Mariam Ahmed.
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Mick Carter recovers, but the money they stole then goes missing.
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When Mick Carter tries to stop this, Aidan threatens to take The Queen Vic from them, as he has already taken The Albert bar from Vincent, and threatens to hurt Johnny, who has moved away, and Nancy.
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Mick Carter stands up to Aidan but Aidan beats him with his cane.
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Mick Carter tells Linda that Stuart went to a Young Offender Institute after covering for something Mick Carter did when they were 13 and Linda has to accept their friendship.
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When Shakil Kazemi is stabbed, Mick Carter fails to realise he needs help so is devastated when he dies and blames himself.
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Mick Carter sees pictures of and messages to schoolgirls on Stuart's phone and confronts Stuart, who says he has done nothing wrong, but Mick Carter reports him to the police.
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Mick Carter says Stuart should track the man down, but Stuart wants to protect girls from abuse now.
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Mick Carter agrees to help but the confrontation goes wrong, but it emerges that the man is Stuart's friend and they were testing Mick Carter.
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Stuart asks Halfway to help to confront someone but Mick Carter urges Halfway not to go and joins them when he sees Halfway leaving.
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Stuart asks Halfway to confront the man, Fred Lewis, but Mick Carter tries to stop him and the commotion causes Fred to run.
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Mick Carter tells Stuart this, but Stuart posts the confrontation video regardless.
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Stuart and Mick Carter fight again and Stuart insists he is right about Fred.
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Mick Carter tells Stuart to post a retraction video, which Stuart does but he believes that Mick Carter needs to be hurt in the same way Stuart was in the Young Offender Institute.
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Linda starts to believe that Mick Carter shot Stuart, ejects Tina from The Queen Vic, allows Stuart to move in and calls a solicitor to initiate divorce proceedings.
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Mick Carter takes Stuart to an abandoned factory where he vows to kill him.
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Mick Carter suggests that her behaviour is affecting Ollie, to which Linda responds by filing for a divorce, and she expresses an interest in getting full custody of Ollie.
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Mick Carter agrees to the divorce, but the pair go back on their decision when they have a near-death experience in a boat accident.
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Mick Carter states that he pursued the relationship with Katy, but Frankie refuses to listen, stating that he is a victim of abuse.
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Mick Carter is unable to confide in Linda, who genuinely thinks he no longer loves her and starts an affair with Max Branning.
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Mick Carter feels suicidal and calls The Samaritans while contemplating jumping from the rooftop of The Queen Vic.
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Mick Carter disapproves when Nancy begins a relationship with Zack Hudson.
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Mick Carter tries to expose the paternity of Linda's baby, hoping to lure Max back to Walford so she can be reunited with his granddaughter Abi.
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New bar manager Janine Butcher falls for Mick Carter and comes to live at the Vic when she's made homeless.
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Mick Carter encourages her to bond with her estranged daughter Scarlett.
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Mick Carter invites Linda to attend a New Year's Eve party at the Vic, but Janine manipulates events so Linda believes Mick does not want her to return.
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Mick Carter later learns Linda has fallen off the wagon and she leaves him a voicemail demanding a divorce.
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Mick Carter said he turned down a 10-episode role in EastEnders because it was an "obvious gangster bully" who would be "blown up by Phil Mitchell".
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Mick Carter said that his character's entrance to the show was "flawless, but it's not going to be what you expect", and felt that he would have the same impact as original landlord Den Watts.
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Mick Carter thought that his role would be controversial, because of the baggage that comes with him as an actor.
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Mick Carter hoped that people would find Mick believable and loveable.
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Mick Carter was described by the BBC as a patriotic family man, who is a "big softie" after spending most of his life around women.
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Dyer said that Mick Carter is in touch with his feminine side, and is "the alpha male of the show without being a bully", and said it was "not in an obvious way".
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Mick Carter felt it was important that Mick was a family man, and called him a "grafter".
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Mick Carter called him a "normal guy" who is protective of his family.
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Shane Richie said that Mick Carter is "not the hardman, but there is an element of that just underneath".
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Mick Carter said that his own use of slang was sometimes "too out there" for the show but he had tried to stop it being taken out.
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Jane Simon from the Daily Mirror said that the fact Mick Carter and Linda are happily married is a "rare thing in soapland".
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However, in July 2014, it was revealed in storylines that Mick Carter and Linda are not married, yet all their families believes they are, a fact that left Carena Crawford from All About Soap wondering why they never got married and why they kept this a secret, but she hoped for a big wedding.
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Dyer said that Mick Carter is always in the middle of Linda and Shirley's arguments.
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Mick Carter buys the pub from Phil Mitchell, who does not know he is related to Shirley, which Inside Soap said "causes conflict".
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In June 2014, Mick Carter develops a friendship with Ian Beale as Mick Carter is attempting to overcome his fear of water and learn to swim.
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We all know that Mick Carter is one of the good guys and would never try to pick up a prostitute.
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Dyer took another break from the soap in 2018 and Mick Carter left the serial on 5 October 2018 while he was in prison off-screen.
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Mick Carter returned on 17 December 2018 after he was released.
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Mick Carter appears in animated form, voiced by Dyer, in a Children in Need sketch called Tom and Jerry: A Fundraising Adventure, broadcast during the 2014 telethon on 14 November 2014, along with Linda in The Queen Victoria.
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Recent new characters to join the show have seemed to stay on the sidelines with no clear direction, while the plan for Mick Carter is for him to join the Square and take on his new job straight away.
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Mick Carter said the role of a "bloke's bloke with a soft heart" was unusual for Dyer, who normally plays gangster roles, and sounds similar to previous Queen Victoria landlord Alfie Moon, played by Shane Richie.
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Mick Carter was shortlisted for both awards, and received panel-voted nominations in the categories for "Spectacular Scene of the Year", for the scene in which Johnny comes out to Mick, and "Best On-screen Partnership", for Mick's relationship with Linda.
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Mick Carter was then the winner of the Television and Radio Industries Club award for soap personality, and was shortlisted for the best actor award at the British Soap Awards 2015, losing to his co-star, Adam Woodyatt.
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Mick Carter's pairing with Linda came second in the "Best Soap Couple" category with 10.
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