Priorities

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A couple enjoy a dance in a nightclub. When ‘last orders’ are called, excuses are quickly made to get to the bar in time for a Guinness in this advert about priorities. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Summer

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What could be nicer than a cold Guinness on a summer’s day? But wait, is that rain? To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Brother

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A barman (Leslie Schofield) refuses to serve a chilled pint of Guinness, until the customer’s intimidating brother (Neil McCarthy) appears. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Lease

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A striking advert about the 9,000-year lease on the Guinness premises in Dublin; ‘six million glasses of Guinness are served every day’. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Goodness

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An advert featuring a colourful kaleidoscope of images of the harvesting and processing of ingredients used in the brewing of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Bike

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An eccentric inventor, played by Jon Pertwee (pre-Doctor Who), demonstrates his airborne bicycle before crashing into a pub. Here, he enjoys a Guinness which gives him superpowers to fly unaided. This advert was colourised from a black and white original. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

F.A. Cup

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A comic advert in which two men (one of whom is a young Bill Nighy) ask a series of questions to a pet toucan. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Join Us

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A stylish animated advert in which a lively Guinness-drinking crowd enjoy a singalong. The voiceover is by BBC radio DJ and TV presenter, John Peel. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Guinness At The Albert Hall

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A colourful animated advert, set in the Royal Albert Hall, in which a musical conductor draws enough strength from a bottle of Guinness to lift an entire choir. This advert was directed by Richard Williams, later an Oscar® -winner for his visual effects on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988). To see more of The Guinness Adverts […]

The Builder’s Story

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A builder sings about the power of Guinness to turn even the hardest days around. Brian Byfield also directed The Mechanic’s Story in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

The Mechanic’s Story

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A musical advert featuring Christopher Ellison (The Bill) as a mechanic who sings about how his worst day was turned around thanks to bottled Guinness. Brian Byfield also directed The Builder’s Story in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.