Old Silk Cut cinema commercial
This ran as a commercial in cinemas (movie theaters) in the UK during the 1970s
Duration : 0:1:55
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love the way he …
love the way he actually says ‘benson and hedges making company’
Hey that’s John …
Hey that’s John Bird from Rory Bremner, I wonder if Rory’s seen this?
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.
I enjoy a silk cut …
I enjoy a silk cut silver
Not Zulu Dawn; Zulu.
Not Zulu Dawn; Zulu.
mbongoland!!!!!!! …
mbongoland!!!!!!! Theyd go nuts now!!!!
Awesome ad I remember well …….. and dats about how long you got!!!
…the making …
…the making company in the Uk in England. Bloody brilliant!!
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.
What a shame the PC …
Thanks to ijmsmith for posting it.
What a shame the PC Brigade have prevented the likes of this Ad, I remember it well, & it’s still as funny as ever! I don’t think it actually offends anyone, but that could be my age talking!
fantastic
i …
fantastic
i remember this at the local flea pit some great memorys.there was another one with john bird for silk cut.all i can remember about it was it was in a prisoner of war camp with a jcb does anybody remember that one
Hilarious! I never …
Hilarious! I never thought that I’d see this advert again. Sure brings back memories from the 70′s. Brilliant! Thanks mate.
Hilarious! I always …
Hilarious! I always loved this ad: reminds me of youthful days at the pictures with my boyfriend.
Lol my dad told me …
Lol my dad told me to type this advert in and what you know, it came up! He remembers watching this old add in the cinema. The posh Zulu is brilliant!
If you find this …
If you find this funny, you should track down a copy of another John Bird classic, “The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin”. Its a comedy classic.
Please tell me they …
Please tell me they haven’t blacked up for that advert?
They don’t make em …
They don’t make em like they used to…
Funny enough I …
Funny enough I remember seeing this at the Quadrophenia feature too.
I saw this when I …
I saw this when I went to see Quadrophenia
It was one of the many adverts between the films
It was a carry-on style send up of the film Zulu dawn that was out at the time (1979)
I thought that the chief was played by the late Michael Robbins (Arthur in on the Buses)
It was very funny back then and more than 25 years later it’s still hilarious
so funny, so wrong, …
so funny, so wrong, lol
Wrong on so many …
Wrong on so many levels….
Yet…. I’m laughing!
The chief is John …
The chief is John Bird, as in Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
I was talking about …
I was talking about this ad to someone today,thought I’d try and see if it was on youtube, and lo and behold there it is, fantastic, every bit as funny as I remember it
Thanks very much!!! …
Thanks very much!!! I remember this so well!
Where did you get it?
this was my …
this was my favourite cinema advert. was that melvin “gloria” hayes as the chief?
cheers mate.
cheers mate.