Jeremy Irons saves Dev Patel from drowning

Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel was fished out of the river Cam in Cambridge by actor Jeremy Irons after he lost his balance while filming The Man Who Knew Infinity. Shocked onlookers watched as Patel, 24, lost his footing while filming and fell in to the cold waters of river Cam yesterday as Irons jumped to his aid.

The pair stood on the side of the river, playing onlookers, for their roles in The Man Who Knew Infinity in Cambridge. As Irons vigorously applauded a punting race, the actor lost his footing and slipped down the bank into the cold river while clasping his text books as part of his role and had to wait to be rescued by Irons.