Video: One Direction: a parent's survival guide Ahead of the premiere of One Direction documentary This Is Us in Leicester Square tonight, The Telegraph meets the parents camping out with their children. Some have been queueing for as long as 22 hours in the hope of securing a prize spot in front of the Empire cinema - even though the less-well-briefed still struggle to name even one of the band's members. Parents' top tips for surviving the hysteria of a One Direction event include not coming in the first place, persuading children to follow Rod Stewart instead and if all else fails - bringing a book and a bottle of wine (to be enjoyed responsibly of course).