People like what Chris Tarrant’s son Toby said about this amazing picture of Michael Sheen playing his dad

John Plunkett. Updated November 15th, 2019

Lots of people are getting very excited by ITV’s drama about the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? coughing scandal after the broadcaster released this picture of Michael Sheen playing Chris Tarrant.

They’ve recreated the famous shot of Tarrant arriving at court back in 2003 to give evidence after contestant Charles Ingram and his wife Diana were accused of cheating their way to the £1m top prize.

And it generated lots of excitement.

Michael Sheen is playing Chris Tarrant in an ITV drama about the man who tried to fool his way into winning a million and OH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/uQiRZAaXV8

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) November 15, 2019

As Tony Blair, Brian Clough, & Kenneth Williams, Michael Sheen captured their essence if not their wholesale likeness, but him playing Chris Tarrant… it’s spooky pic.twitter.com/18jss2jX25

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) November 15, 2019

We’re ok to post the QUITE INCREDIBLE image of Michael Sheen as Chris Tarrant now, right? #Quiz is coming to ITV and AMC next year. pic.twitter.com/Xpc30K6rTG

— Julia Raeside (@JNRaeside) November 15, 2019

But the best comment came from Chris Tarrant’s son, Toby Tarrant, who said this.

This photo of Michael Sheen as Dad is brilliant

If there’s a scene where he passes out on the sofa watching TV with a glass of whisky and mumbling to himself then it will be like I’m 12 years old all over again pic.twitter.com/152kQaqiAz

— Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) November 15, 2019

But is his dad also laughing? We’ll have to ask the audience.

Images: IJPR, ITV