'Look, look! I'm putting shade on this geezer': Moment giggling crane operator ruins Londoner's sunbathing attempt

A video of an amused crane driver taunting a Londoner attempting to sunbathe has become an online hit.

As temperatures soared this week, Britons across the country flocked to beaches and parks to soak up the sun.

But one Londoner, who had found an empty patch of grass on which to relax, saw his attempt to catch some rays foiled.

A crane operator, a professed Millwall FC fan, posted a video to social media showing himself using the front of his machine to repeatedly move its shadow over the confused sunbather.

The sunbather who got up and moved his pink towel back into the sun once - only to have the joke repeated on him again.

The practical joker can be heard giggling and narrating his movements to a colleague down a walkie-talkie in the video.

The crane moves slowly towards the area where the sunbather is lying, while the operator says: "Look, look! I'm putting shade on this geezer.

"He's moving Fred he's moving... I'm filming, he's getting up and moving cos I've blocked his shade."

Laughing, he adds: "I'm gonna move my block back as soon as he lays down."

The video ends with the joker quipping: "I'm going to get him to move again."

Social media users were thrilled by the video, with one commenting: "That stopped way too soon. Could have watched that all day (cracking up)."

Another added: "I'm laughing way more than I should at this. But, when you're that high up all on your own, then what a better way to while away the hours?!"

A third Twitter user said watching the video had cemented her dream to drive a crane, writing: "I've never wanted to be a crane operator more."