“They were already doing some filming for an appeal that would go before the film, so it worked out perfectly.
“My initial idea was to take Lucy to the projection room, because it’s very old school,” Jacob said.
“But the staff said while it is very sweet and old, it’s also very dusty and it would take a lot to make it look nice, but they said they’d be happy to insert a little video into the film.
“Then it dawned on me, the realisation of hearing my squeaky voice on the big screen. So I thought, ‘oh, maybe not.
Could we just do text?’
“And then, again, the notion dawns on you, that if there’s another Lucy in the cinema, then that might cause an argument between them and their partner.
“And then I thought placards. Like in Love Actually.

“It just felt perfect and it was another Christmas film in keeping with the theme.”