Is This The Most Awkward Crimewatch Moment Ever?
The last thing we expect to be chuckling at on the telly is BBC One’s hard-hitting show Crimewatch, but last night’s episode had more than a few viewers laughing.
In fact, fans of the show couldn’t resist taking to social media to poke fun at perhaps the most awkward moment in the show’s history - when host Jason Mohammad’s mugshot appeared to flash up on the screen.
As it happens, the man in the picture was actually just Jason’s doppelganger, with the presenters running through updates on previous cases that had already been solved and the man in the image, Victor Lakatos, actually being caught and imprisoned for eighteen years.
Still, the resemblance between the two men did not go unnoticed and people took to Twitter in their droves to point out the coincidence:
Awkward #Crimewatch pic.twitter.com/1MGWZiBWSt
— UNILAD (@UNILAD)
That awkward moment on Crimewatch when… pic.twitter.com/9wum3fvewo
— Paul Stanworth (@paulstanworth)
Have you seen this man? Yeah, he’s stood next to you luv!! #crimewatch pic.twitter.com/1dOHuy8gI8
— Duncan Edwards Red (@Duncanreddevil)
When you present #Crimewatch but steal penny sweets on the side. pic.twitter.com/TPh6F0lYid
— RTÉ 2fm (@RTE2fm)
Think they found their man #Crimewatch pic.twitter.com/ehhkAKg5bQ
— Jordy McGuire (@jordyjayTV)
Hang on a minute… #Crimewatch pic.twitter.com/0r19AeI2ea
— Josh Jones (@FunnyBonesLOL)
Jason also acknowledged the uncanny situation over on his own Twitter page, writing: “Thanks for the tweets. And yes, I’ve seen the picture #Crimewatch”.