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Charlotte Tutton

Jeremy Clarkson swears at 'police officers' after 'arrest' in tense Ant and Dec prank

Jeremy Clarkson was visibly furious during an epic prank by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly for Saturday Night Takeaway.

The hosts targeted the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and former Top Gear presenter, in their first Undercover of the series.

Viewers were left in hysterics, as the hosts trashed his car and had him arrested in awkward scenes - which he didn't realise was a stitch-up.

Meanwhile, Jeremy asked one protester "how fast can you run" as he handcuffed himself to his vehicle, before swearing at fake police officers during a staged arrest.

I TV had teased the hilarious moment before the show in a clip online, and it was easy to tell it was going to be good viewing.

In the clip, Jeremy, 61, could be seen arriving at his farm as 'protesters' chant: "No more toil, keep your soil" while holding signs.

Jeremy Clarkson was visibly furious during an epic prank by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly for Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)

"He looks very unimpressed," Ant said while disguised as a protester.

Another woman said to Jeremy: "Hi, my name is Laura, I'm one of the..." before Jeremy cut her off.

The Top Gear star said in a deadpan tone: "The thing about soil is that you can't hurt it."

Dec, disguised in a wig, taunted the star by saying: "Maybe you should phone a friend" with a megaphone.

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly pranked Jeremy Clarkson in epic fashion during the launch of Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV)

From a secret room, Ant told another actor to handcuff themselves to Jeremy's car.

Throughout the entire short clip, Jeremy fumed as he silently watched the craziness unfold.

As the prank went on things escalated, with a load of soil dumped on top of Jeremy's car, leaving him angry.

Things only got worse when the 'police' arrested Jeremy for disrupting the peace, and for swearing at them as he lost his patience.

Throughout the entire short clip, Jeremy fumed as he silently watched the craziness unfold (ITV)

He began swearing at the officers more, as Ant and Deck in disguise began taunting him, before they too were "under arrest".

When Ant and Dec finally revealed themselves, Jeremy was speechless and couldn't believe what had happened - before he began laughing along with everyone.

Speaking back in the studio, Jeremy confessed it wasn't the first time he'd faced protesters so he wasn't suspicious.

He joked the only thing that made him suspect something was up was the fact his partner Lisa got up early that day.

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway returned for the new series on Saturday night, with some big changes to the last series.

The live audience was welcomed back with open arms, after the boys had to ditch the crowd last year for social distancing, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

But amid fears Dancing On Ice could be taken off air on Sunday due to Storm Eunice, Ant and Dec were no doubt fearing the same for their own series.

When Ant and Dec finally revealed themselves, Jeremy was speechless (ITV)

An insider told the Daily Star that ITV were "bracing themselves”, after I'm A Celebrity was taken off air for three days after the set was badly damaged by Storm Arwen last year.

But a show source also told the Mirror: "The show has taken some precautions today as the health and safety of our cast and crew is paramount, but we are very confident that it won’t affect the show on Sunday."

Saturday Night Takeaway airs Saturdays at 7pm on ITV.

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