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‘Let’s hope Lenny Henry’s leg doesn’t get bitten off!’ ITV’s bizarre celebrity Jaws tribute

To commemorate 30 years of Jaws, ITV made one of its worst ever shows. Now, for the movie’s 50th, it’s doing it again … but with a Lord of the Rings Harfoot. Brace yourself for SHARK! Celebrity Infested WatersJaws turns 50 this year – a momentous occasion for arguably the most influential movie ever made. After all, we are talking about a piece of entertainment that – for better or worse – we are still living through. This sort of anniversary doesn’t come around very often and, now that we are witnessing the slow death of the theatrical experience, it deserves to be commemorated in the most lavish way possible. By this, I mean that ITV should gently lower Ross Noble into shark-infested waters.And I am not the only one who thinks this, since ITV has just announced the lineup of its new “wildlife crossover format” SHARK! Celebrity Infested Waters, in which some famous people will swim with sharks for a bit. Or, to quote the press release, “a group of ocean-phobic celebrities confront their greatest fear – sharks. Throughout their adrenaline-fuelled, challenge-heavy journey in the Bahamas – the shark capital of the world – these A-listers will push past their limits to come nose to nose with nature’s ‘villains’.” The lineup in full is Ade Adepitan, Helen George, Sir Lenny Henry, Ross Noble, Dougie Poynter, Lucy Punch and Rachel Riley. Continue reading...

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