Adverts A-C
7Up - 1992
Abbey National - 1986
Action for Jobs - 1987
All Bran - 1992
All Bran - 1997
Allinson Bread - 1993
Alive Yoghurts - 1992
Ambrosia Devon Custard - 1991
Ambrosia Creamed Rice - 1999
Amstrad PC 1512 - 1987
Anchor Butter - 1988
Anchor Butter - 1991
Anchor Butter - 1993
Anchor Butter - 1994
Anchor Dairy Cream - 1992
Andrex - 1987
Andrex - 2001
Aquafresh - 1994
Argos - 1987
Asda - 1991
One of a series of adverts for Asda from the early 90s, using Perfect from Fairground Attraction as a backing track. Plenty of 'everyday life' shots mixed in with items you could buy from Asda. Budding ident designers the world over may have been looking at this and thinking 'hmm, random lifestyle shots. Could we make channel idents out of this?..'.
Asda - 1991
An advert for Asda from the very early 90s. At the time the chain was undergoing a lot of financial issues behind the scenes, but it didn't stop them knocking 9p off a tin of soup! The style of this continues the style of the previous, and use of the song 'Perfect', only this time features more practical pricing shots rather than vague lifestyle ones.
Babycham - 1984
Baby Shampoo - 1989
Baby Shampoo - 1997
B&Q - 1987
B&Q - 1995
Barclays - 1991
Barclaycard - 1995
Throughout the nineties, to promote their credit card, Barclays commissioned several adverts starring Rowan Atkinson as a bungling agent for the fictional government department MI7 alongside his sidekick 'Bough' who would usually come to the rescue with his Barclaycard. The idea behind this was to form the basis for Atkinson's later film Johnny English in 2003.
Barclaycard - 1995
Rowan Atkinson stars in another advert for Barclaycard, this time self-charged with protecting the shopping for the beautiful Economic Adviser to the UN. In this advert, Atkinson's character is actually named as Richard Latham. Although the character idea would be largely the same in the later movies that followed, this name was not carried through.
Barclaycard - 1997
Barclaycard - 2001
Best Scotch - 1990
BHS - 1994
Bingo - 1996
Captain Birds Eye (Fish Quarter Pounders) - 1990
The late John Hewer played the famous Captain Birds Eye (or Birdseye, depending on your point of view) from 1967 through until 1998. The concept never changed much over that time - A jolly sea captain would ply a crew of children with plates of his finest fish fingers. In this advert from 1990, the children are looking a bit older, and the shape of the fish fingers is somewhat rounder.
Bisto - 1992
Bisto - 1997
Bisto Chicken - 1997
Boddingtons - 1997
Boddingtons - 2001
Boots - Christmas 1990
Boots - Christmas 1991
Boots - Christmas 1995
Boots - 1996
Bounty - 1998
Bradford & Bingley - 1991
British Airways - Christmas 1992
British Gas - 1992
British Rail - 1989
BSB - 1990
BT - 1990
BT Share Offer - 1993
BT - 1999
BT - 1999
Budweiser - 1998
Budweiser - 1999
Cadbury's Chocolate Milk - 1989
Camelot Theme Park - 1990
A short advert for the Lancashire park, mainly notable as being owned by Granada at this time, hence the mentions of it at several points. This was during the phase of the 80s and 90s where Granada still kept a large amount of outside-of-television interests. The Camelot Theme Park was sold off in the late 90s, and eventually closed its doors completely in 2012.
Carling Black Label (Funfair) - 1987
Carling Black Label - 1990
Carling Black Label - 1991
King Arthur returns Excalibur... with a twist, in this 1991 advert for Carling Black Label. One of many from across the years where the 'I'll bet he/she/they drinks Carling Black Label' catchphrase was used, which would always follow something unexpected happening onscreen. The slogan was eventually dropped in the 90s as the drink was also rebranded to just 'Carling'.
Carling Black Label - 1991
A squirrel runs an obstacle course to the Mission Impossible theme to reach some nuts, in another memorable advert for Carling Black Label from 1991. The advert is also marked for posterity by playing on background televisions in the series 3 episode of One Foot In The Grave 'Monday Morning Will Be Fine', alongside the David Dundas ITV theme of the time.
Carling Black Label (Beadle) - 1991
Carling Black Label (Australia) - 1993
At first glance it looks like the lager advert is destined to be another one for Castlemaine. But very soon, Carling Black Label reminds us of how they like to do things, with a visitor from England dealing with a spider in the toilet.
Carling - 2001
Cesar - 1993
Cheetos - 1990
Cheetos have proven a very successful brand in the US for many years, complete with their mascot and his famous catchphrase 'It Aint Easy Being Cheesy', however it has been a much more limited success story over here. Owners PepsiCo initially tried to launch the brand in the UK in 1990, bringing both the character and catchphrase over with him, although it was shortlived. After another aborted try in the early 2000s, the brand was finally brought back to the UK in 2015, although without the famous mascot from America.
Churchill Insurance - 1996
Churchill Insurance - 2002
Churchill Insurance - 2004
A new ad for Churchill, appearing in 2004, whereby we find out Churchill is no good at saving the Earth from an alien invasion... but is quite good at saving money on car insurance. How exactly we could still use our cars if the human race had been overthrown by aliens is another story! Clip thanks to Iam.
Citroën AX - 1993
Classic Cigars - 1989
Classic Cigars - 1990
Classic Cigars (Gardening) - 1990
Club - 1984
Club - 1987
Club - 1994
Coco Pops (World Cup) - 1995
Coco Pops (Loch Ness) - 1995
Colgate - 1994
Colman's Wine - 1983
Comet - 1990
Comet - 1991
Common Sense - 1991
Copperhead Cider - 1986
Cornetto - 1992
Corn Flakes - 1987
Corn Flakes - 1991
Corn Flakes - 1997
Corn Flakes - 1999
Courts - 1997
Creme Egg - 1990
Creme Egg - 1993
Creme Egg - 1997
Crest - 1991
Launched in the US in the fifties, the Crest brand in the UK has largely been phased out in favour of 'Oral B' by owners Procter & Gamble. Prior to the purchase of Oral B in the late 2000s however, their toothpaste products were marketed heavily in the UK as Crest too. Here in a simple 1991 advert promoting how much Crest helps improve that nightmare visit to the dentist for children.