Danny Dyer says there is so much bonking in Rivals 2 – which is currently filming - that they have hired every intimacy coach in the UK.

Dyer, who plays Freddie Jones in the show, which also stars David Tennant, Emily Attack and Alex Hassell, said: ‘We are doing 12 episodes of Rivals and we are filming until March next year.

‘It is brilliant but it is a mad thing to do a sex scene.

‘If you think about it you are legally allowed to tongue someone else. It is part of your job. Depending on your partner. It is OK if you fancy it, I am not going to lie.’

He added: ‘On Rivals there are a lot of intimacy coaches. I think we used every intimacy coach in the land.’