All Your Favorite Englishmen and Women Pop Up in British Airways' New Flight Safety Video

From Thandie Newton to Mr. Bean

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The bad news is that British Airways’ new pre-flight safety video from BBH London is six minutes long. The good news is that it’s funny and full of celebrities.

To raise funds for its global charity partnership with Comic Relief, British Airways—in keeping with a number of airlines in recent years—has turned its standard airplane safety video into a star-studded affair. Thandie Newton explains why you can’t wear heels on the inflatable slide, Jim Broadbent folds up a tray table, Ian MacKellan brings his Tolkien-esque cadence to the subject of oxygen masks, and none other than Gillian Anderson braces for impact.

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