Is this artist's escape the most daring act to have ever taken place on Britain's Got Talent?

Inspired by the legendary Harry Houdini, Jonathan Goodwin is presented on the stage with the promise to shock the jury and impress the crowd.

"It looks like it's going to be pretty dangerous, one to ten, how dangerous is it?" Simon asked him before the show began. Jonathan replied, "It's a good ten, yes."

All we can say is that your mission was well and truly accomplished, Jonathan.

Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Simon all found themselves completely stunned by his speech. ardent evasion.

Before his audition, Jonathan had noted that his routine would not only duplicate an escape attempt made famous by Houdini, but that it would also add some warmth to the mix – with the help of his badistant scene, plunging it in a non-illuminating way into fuel and putting it on fire.