Peter Happlewhite, 25, went to extremes to try and get a ticket for the screening – he caked himself in green make-up, put on a ripped shirt and manfully growled at fans and stars in the hope of getting in.

If sympathy did not work, he also had £100. "A couple of people have been tempted, but everyone has been with a spouse, and their spouses haven't wanted to go in with me."