Police constable’s incredible patrol car rendition of Sweet Transvestite from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to encourage people to obey lockdown rules becomes massive online hit with 4MILLION views
- Tim Jones posted a video singing the famous tune in his patrol car on Facebook
- He asked people to stay home after seeing people out who ‘can’t all be working’
- The police constable belted out Sweet Transvestite and is now a viral sensation
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A police constable who encouraged people to stay indoors during the coronavirus lockdown with his rendition of the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Sweet Transvestite has become an online sensation with four million hits.
PC Tim Jones took five minutes out of his shift to belt out the famous song from his theatre ‘dream role’ in his patrol car.
The Gloucestershire police officer posted the video on Facebook on April 3 and it has now been seen around the world.
PC Tim Jones belted out Sweet Transvestite from his theatre ‘dream role’ in his patrol car to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic
He wrote alongside the video: ‘Dream Role. Stay at home. It’s simple really! Keep safe and keep smiling.’
The amateur actor jokes that he is ‘probably a little bit too old to do this now and would have to fight off some competition’ for the role before smashing the musical hit.
Mr Jones also encouraged people to stay home in the video saying he saw many people out and about who ‘can’t all be working’.
He says: ‘What are you doing people, stay at home please and do what the Government says.’
Mr Jones thought people would ‘have a laugh’ at his expense and joked the video might end his 18-year police career, but instead he was overwhelmed with online praise
He asks people to stay home, watch TV, spend time with their families and look after each other during the pandemic.
The police officer thought people would ‘have a laugh’ at his expense and joked the video might end his 18-year police career, but instead Mr Jones was overwhelmed with online praise.
He was stunned by the positive comments, posting on Facebook today saying: ‘Just taking a break and sat reading through some of the lovely messages and comments as the sun rises in the UK.
‘I wish I could reply to them all. I am genuinely overwhelmed but trying to find a way to get through them all. Please bear with me.’
His Rocky Horror video was part of of the ‘musical theatre self-isolation challenge’, where people record a song every day for 25 days
One viewer said: ‘You would be some neighbour to have on the shift! Cheers for the joy you are bringing to thousands of people… Loving all your songs but this one just kills me.’
Mr Jones has starred in Cheltenham Playhouse productions, including his award-winning and ‘hauntingly spectacular’ performance as Sweeney Todd in 2017.
His Rocky Horror video was part of of the ‘musical theatre self-isolation challenge’, where people record a song every day for 25 days.