A man films himself boasting about stealing a Porsche

A criminal famed for his stupidity is back in jail after he was recognised from his appearance on the TV show Britain's Dumbest Criminals.



Jamie Sharp was caught on CCTV breaking into a mother-of-four's home in a town near Gloucester.



Distraught victim Portia Shipway shared the footage online in the hope locals would be able to name the perpetrator.



Unbeknown to her, two years ago Sharp, 28, was jailed after he stole a Porsche sports car and filmed himself boasting at the wheel - only to crash it into a wall and end up trapped in the vehicle.



The dopey crook was featured on the TV show, and a number of people - including his mother - got in touch with Ms Shipway to point out who he was.



Yesterday he was back before Gloucester crown court to admit burgling the home of mum of four Portia Shipway in Hardwicke, near Gloucester, and taking her car.



Ms Shipway's neighbour had a CCTV camera - and when it was checked there were good quality images of him on it, the court was told.



The canny mum posted the pictures onto Facebook and received numerous messages identifying Sharp - mostly because people had seen him on a TV show called following publicity of his Porsche crash in 2015.



Sharp, of Linden road, Gloucester, who has already been recalled to prison for breach of his parole, was jailed for a total of four years four months today after he pleaded guilty to burglary, theft of Ms Shipway's Vauxhall Zafira and driving while banned.



In December 2015 police released the video Sharp filmed of himself driving a Porsche Boxster he had just stolen.



Moments after boasting 'I'm in Porsche Boxster - now hear the revs' Sharp crashed into a wall and had pulled unconscious from the wrecked vehicle by emergency services.



He was jailed for four years after he admitted offences including burglary of the Porsche owner's home and aggravated vehicle taking.