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SPOILER ALERT: Mick Carter takes terror plunge into deep water after brawl with brother Dean Wicks in EastEnders' explosive New Year special

Published: 12:07 EST, 26 December 2015 | Updated: 15:26 EST, 26 December 2015

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Danny Dyer will star in some of his most intense EastEnders scenes yet on New Year's Day.

New stills released ahead of Friday's dramatic special show his character Mick Carter dive into a lake after his villainous half-brother Dean Wicks, played by Matt Di Angelo - as a heated fight breaks out between them.

And it sounds as though the scenes were almost just as much of a battle to film as the 38-year-old actor revealed he wasn't without his fair share of water related injuries.

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Explosive: New stills released ahead of Friday's dramatic special show Danny Dyer dive into a lake after his villainous half-brother Dean Wicks, played by Matt Di Angelo, as a heated fight breaks out between them

'I've got to say some of that stuff under the water. I was actually fighting for my life in real life,' he told The Daily Mirror.

'I had to have my earhole syringed - there was a lot of lake in my earhole.'

In the scenes, it's apparent that Mick's patience with Dean - who raped his wife Linda in a shocking scene earlier this year - finally runs out as they come to blows.

See the latest EastEnders teasers, spoilers and news on the New Year's Eve special

Ouch! It sounds as though the scenes were almost just as much of a battle to film as the 38-year-old actor, who plays Mick Carter in the soap, revealed he wasn't without his fair share of water related injuries

Intense: While it's difficult to decipher exactly what is going on in the scenes, it's apparent that Mick's patience with Dean - who raped his wife Linda in a shocking scene earlier this year - finally runs out as they come to blows

Other pictures show the Square's latest Mr Nasty exchanging a war of words with mother Shirley Carter as his dark secret is finally revealed.

Despite previously protesting her son's innocence, the outspoken barmaid, played by Linda Henry, begins to doubt Dean after she walks in on him taking a violent turn with girlfriend Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons).

But their dispute only intensifies as Deano then appears to throw something into an adjacent lake before Shirley jumps into retrieve the item, though her dangerous son is hot on her heels as he follows behind her.

Dramatic: Mick looks exasperated as he and other guests appear to save Shirley from drowning

Heated: The brothers can be seen grappling one another before tumbling into the water

Not such a happy ending! The fight will take place during Mick's wedding day to wife Linda

The explosive episode is set to be one of the darkest yet, with executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins revealing that the most gruesome specials always earn the best ratings.

'People expect EastEnders to be gruesome. They did a happy Christmas one year and it had the lowest ratings ever,' he explained.

Show-makers previously teased that the episode could see the end for one of the characters.