Steve Coogan stands up for commuters on packed train

This is the moment Steve Coogan stood up for commuters on a packed Southern Rail train - demanding passengers be allowed to travel with him in his first class carriage. The Alan Partridge star, 52, was filmed exchanging words with a ticket inspector who told passengers they could not stand in the carriage without first class tickets. One commuter said: "He was saying that it was outrageous that they should face any penalty and that they should have somewhere to sit. "He was being very chivalrous defending the other passengers. There was one woman who was being told to leave even though she had a lot of luggage and wanted to stay with her bags.