just seen a new advert on tv. advertising hovis bread. a young lad running home through the streets and memorable years to the present year. wot a great advert.

I saw this, great advert, lasts quite a long time too.
This is quality stuff, email Hovis and compliment them.

Just seen this at the cinema. Much better advert than most of the rubbish on tv at the minute!

2 minutes and 2 seconds worth:

http://www.hovisbakery.co.uk/our-ads/

all this just to sell bread. they must be rolling in money, rolling gedit!

all this just to sell bread. they must be rolling in money, rolling gedit!

Did you really Knead to make such a bad pun? :hihi:

Edit: Wouldn't that loaf be stale if he'd run from 1912 to 2008?

Got to be the best advert since the Ovalteenies @1978...

This advert is fantastic it made me well up a bit .lol :D

I just sent them a well done email. Here's their contact link: -

Hovis - Get in Touch (http://www.hovisbakery.co.uk/contact-hovis/Default.aspx)

dont encourage them. adverts should be banned. if the product is that good it will sell itself.

just seen a new advert on tv. advertising hovis bread. a young lad running home through the streets and memorable years to the present year. wot a great advert.


i love it too, brilliant advert

Yep - very good. If you find yourself discussing an advert then it's great. Even if you're saying you despise the advert then it's worked as you're mentioning their product. So well done telman!

did he also run through several towns :huh:

did he also run through several towns :huh:

Yes. He was running very fast; hence the time travelling bits too. :)

did he also run through several towns :huh:

I agree, brilliant ad. All filmed in Liverpool, I believe.

That little loaf must have a bucket-load of preservatives in it....

I found the advert boring :sad:

Havent seen it yet, but remember the older one with the boy cycling up the hill

Lovin it.. top advert.

Anyone seen the new Citroen-robot thingy doing the dance to Stayin alive - thats pretty cool too. :thumbsup:

One thing I did notice is that when the boy hits 1966 the car goes past cheering and shouting that they're world champions, but the flags flying from the car are Union Jack's not the cross of St. George. England won the World Cup that year not the UK.

Other than that great advert.

yeah, but nobody ever used an england flag then - we regarded the union jack as the symbol of our country. The use of St George's cross has been a recent retaliation to the nationalism in scotland and wales

Look at Def Leppard's garb from the late 70's ;)

2 women called at my door and asked what bread i ate! to which i replied 'white' they then lectured me on the benefits of brown read for 30 mins.


Hovis Witnessess..

2 women called at my door and asked what bread i ate! to which i replied 'white' they then lectured me on the benefits of brown read for 30 mins.


Hovis Witnessess..

Ha ha, nearly got me!

Loving it..... far better than most of the rubbish that they call programs these days.

Havent seen it yet, but remember the older one with the boy cycling up the hill

Filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset - been there, walked up the hill, eaten the bread.

old hovis advert... brings back memories does this..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFLBvLxLJMI

Talking of Hovis, here's another reference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2AcJSkUw6M&feature=related

yeah, but nobody ever used an england flag then - we regarded the union jack as the symbol of our country. The use of St George's cross has been a recent retaliation to the nationalism in scotland and wales

Look at Def Leppard's garb from the late 70's ;)

I never knew that. You learn something new everyday.:)

Filmed in Shaftesbury, Dorset - been there, walked up the hill, eaten the bread.

Went to school there, probably saw you amongst the crowds of people flocking to see the hovis statue at the top of the hill!
That hill's a begger to walk up...