In the HOT SEAT

DANNY DYER on facing his toughest audience yet

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THE ASSEMBLY

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When A Very Royal Scandal star Michael Sheen appeared in the pilot episode of The Assembly on BBC1 last year, clips from the heart-warming show went viral.

In the programme, based on the French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, Michael, 56, was grilled by a group who were autistic, neurodiverse and/or had learning disabilities, on everything from: 'Who is the rudest celebrity you've ever met?' to, 'How does it feel to be dating someone only five years older than your daughter?' about his partner, Swedish actor Anna Lundberg.

'The Assembly has had more response than anything I've ever done,' says Michael. 'I loved it. You don't know what you are going to be asked. It's like being on the ultimate version of The One Show!'

Now, the concept has been extended to a four-part series, this time on ITV1, with former EastEnder Danny Dyer first up in Saturday's episode. The next day, former