Miraculous escape of London Eye 'Houdini' strapped into strait jacket and tied to burning rope 200ft above the ground

• Death-defying escapologist Jonathan Goodwin had only minutes to escape from a burning rope
• Just as things were heating up, Mr Goodwin broke free to rounds of applause from onlookers

A daredevil performed a spectacular Houdini-like stunt 200ft above the ground on the London Eye today in front of crowds of people on their way to work.
Death-defying escapologist Jonathan Goodwin was hung upside down and trapped in a straitjacket and had only minutes to escape from a burning rope attached to one of the famous landmark's capsules.
The stunt was filmed for his new television show The Incredible Mr Goodwin which starts on Watch this Thursday at 9pm.

Daredevil: Jonathan Goodwin hangs upside down from a rope suspended from the London Eye

Mr Goodwin, from Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, has been described as a modern-day superhero

The daredevil had only minutes to escape from a burning rope attached to one of the famous landmark's capsules

Crowds were tense as the professional danger man struggled to release himself from the burning rope positioned more than 200ft in the air as, with seconds to spare, the flames appeared to engulf Mr Goodwin's jacket.
Just as things were heating up on the South Bank, the escapologist threw his jacket to the ground to rounds of applause from stunned onlookers. 
Mr Goodwin, from Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, has been described as a modern-day superhero, somewhere between Harry Houdini and Superman.

He said: 'Danger is a part of my profession and the adrenaline I get from each stunt I do drives me on to the next. 

Crowds were tense as the professional danger man struggled to release himself from the burning rope

Welsh daredevil Jonathan Goodwin attempts to escape from his blazing straitjacket as crowds look on

The escapologist, from Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, said: 'Danger is a part of my profession and the adrenaline I get from each stunt I do drives me on to the next'

Just as things were heating up on the South Bank, the escapologist threw his jacket to the ground to rounds of applause from stunned onlookers

'Pushing the limits is exciting and I hope I have left the crowd with a memorable experience.'

Mr Goodwin came into the spotlight when his stunt Cheating the Gallows went wrong live on national television and he was hung. He survived the incident, suffering only minor rope burns.
He has also been buried alive, locked inside a box with 200,000 bees, set in concrete, burned at the stake, and sewn up inside a dead cow to name just a few of his feats.