Russell Tovey was sat next to the flight passenger from hell and he live tweeted the whole thing

Russell Tovey is man who knows how to live tweet – remember 'couch girl', who he randomly discovered sleeping on his sofa? – so it's no surprise that while flying from London to New York, he decided to take advantage of the free wifi on board.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650347025582718976

Not long after discovering he could in fact tweet in the air, he began to share his tales of airline passenger woe after being seated next to someone who was less than ideal to fly with.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650347079362080769
https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650347222698209280

As the situation escalated, Tovey's frustration grew...

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650347343561289728

... and grew ...

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650347376658501632

... and grew.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650348829385052162
https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650355652825645056

Poor Russell just couldn't catch a break.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650355817691152384

But just when it seemed like all hope was lost, the power of social media kicked in.

https://twitter.com/0EmissionCar/status/650356570249916417

A clearly delighted Tovey couldn't believe what was happening.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650356923267743744

It didn't take Tovey long to discover where his new friend was sitting.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650357611553005568

He got his hands on the precious piece of fabric.

https://twitter.com/russelltovey/status/650361654065168384