Watch Judi Dench purr like a cat as she helps demonstrate handwashing

Watch Judi Dench purr like a cat as she helps demonstrate handwashing

British actors Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth recite poem 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' while washing their hands, in video aimed at encouraging handwashing during the coronavirus outbreak

British actors Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth have teamed up to make a fun video encouraging handwashing during the coronavirus outbreak.

In the video posted on Brandreth's Instagram account on Sunday (March 17), the pair are seen reciting the poem 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' and at one point Dench purrs and nuzzles cat-like into Brandreth.

Next to the video Brandreth posted: "A Public Service Poem - from Judi Dench & Gyles Brandreth." The pair hope the video will help encourage people to wash their hands for at least twenty seconds.

It's not long since Dench played a cat on the big screen in the badly received 2019 film version of the musical "Cats".

The duo's video on Instagram has so far been viewed over 3,500 times.