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April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
that’s funny shit
that’s funny shit
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Magnificent! One …
Magnificent! One of the best ads ever. I remember the days when this ran in the cinemas, a cheer used go up whenever this ad started.
But the writing was already on the wall, the end frames show the first Government Health Warnings. Ads like this were the tobacco industry’s last ditch attempts to stay in the public eye. Hopefully, tobacco will soon be classified as the drug it is.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Wow this is …
Wow this is brilliant!
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Bloody Larf or What …
Bloody Larf or What ? John Bird ex-`That was the Week` etc.etc, at a time when Brit Blacks & Whites could take the out of each other, but more importantly Themselves, & `Crease Up`.
Neither One were going anywhere without the Other. To be Commonwealth is to be that SPECIAL, so splash me with matt whitewash or black gloss it doesnt matter a fart, only that Britain & Hers knew how to laugh & enjoy LIFE…F.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
I also liked the …
I also liked the Benson & Hedges cinema ads with Spike Milligan.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
i’m from malaysia, …
i’m from malaysia, studied in uk from mid 70’s to early 80’s & i remember this ad quite well. 2 wks to get used to the extra mild taste of silk cut. great british humour here & thanks for the upload. brought back lots of memories of my time in uk.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Probably my …
Probably my favourite cinema ad ever. I remember it like I saw it yesterday and it must be 20 years since I’ve seen it. Thanks for uploading it. Yeah, the PC brigade would go mad now, but it’s so funny. John Bird as the Zulu chief, the Brits say “Sorry” after bayoneting the Zulus, Zulus wearing glasses in 1879, the bugler playing Flight of the Bumble Bee, the Zulu chief saying “Carry on, Sergeant”, and to cap it all the washing powder bit at the end. A masterpiece !!
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Hi – I yearned to …
Hi – I yearned to work in the ad business but they didn’t seem to be recruiting when I left art school (even applied to CDP) so I’ve been a freelance designer ever since instead. They certainly don’t make ‘em like this anymore (shame!)
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
My old man was one …
My old man was one of the creatives who came up with this ad. I’ve uploaded a few others from CDP (the ad agency). They don’t make ‘em like they used to…
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
should have shot …
should have shot more brown clowns?
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Ah, the good old …
Ah, the good old days. We’ll never see blackface again – despite it’s comedic potential!
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
lots of catch …
lots of catch phrase’s here actually took! ”not on yer nelly” was one !
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
It had a fat …
It had a fat Commandant character plus Jack Hedley from the BBC ‘Colditz’ series, and various other stereotype characters doing a song and dance routine with an ill-concealed JCB digging a hole in the background.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
seriously went down …
seriously went down hill once gallaher aquired brand
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
i love this ad
i love this ad
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
What do you mean by …
What do you mean by surreal in this context? Can you elaborate, and give us an example of surrealism in advertising?
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
John Bird blacked …
John Bird blacked up! Speaking in a supposed West Indian accent, even though he’s suppost to be an African. Total shit!! Thank god the creatives decided to be more surreal in advertising.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
love the way he …
love the way he actually says ‘benson and hedges making company’
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Hey that’s John …
Hey that’s John Bird from Rory Bremner, I wonder if Rory’s seen this?
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
I think it was Zulu …
I think it was Zulu Dawn, which was released about the same time s this ad, in the mid or late 70s ‘Zulu’ starring Michael Caine was made around 1964.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
I enjoy a silk cut …
I enjoy a silk cut silver
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Not Zulu Dawn; Zulu.
Not Zulu Dawn; Zulu.
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
mbongoland!!!!!!! …
mbongoland!!!!!!! Theyd go nuts now!!!!
Awesome ad I remember well …….. and dats about how long you got!!!
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
…the making …
…the making company in the Uk in England. Bloody brilliant!!
April 12th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Fuck the PC brigade …
the PC brigade, a bunch of nobodies who want to make a name for themselves by being gooddoers, noone is going to thank hem at the end of the day, least of all the ethnics.