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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. 

Best Man

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A groom, played by David Neilson (Coronation Street), nervously plays darts in a pub while his best man boasts about his trustworthiness. 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. 

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. 

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 […]

Hop Farm

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A lyrical advert, co-directed by Nicolas Roeg (Don’t Look Now), in which a couple playfully discuss the manufacturing process of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Good

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It’s an intensely hot summer and a young Robert Lindsay enjoys a nicely chilled Guinness in the pub. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Harp

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The harp logo on a Guinness glass is cleverly animated and strikes a tune as the pint is sunk. Geoff Dunbar also directed Join Us in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.