Yes, he did. From what we can gather from the press, director, Timothy Reynard contacted The Times newspaper and asked them to send a reviewer along. One of their columnists suggested Russell, who was delighted to go. At the premiere, Russell, his wife Lisi and Reynard arrived in a limo and stepped out on to the red carpet where the press were waiting. Russell positively reviewed in the film in his column in The Times on 24th January 2008.