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Cocktails

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A pair of men convince a barmaid to serve them Guinness in a cocktail bar but are dismayed when the pints arrive decorated with cocktail cherries. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

No Demand

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A pair of men (one of which is Geoffrey Hayes of children’s TV show Rainbow) enter a pub seeking shelter from the hot weather. To their shock and dismay, there is no cold Guinness available. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Black Pot

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The winning shot of a snooker game serves as an analogy for the satisfaction of finishing a pint of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Kung Fool

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A senior Buddhist monk tries to teach a novice about the philosophical benefits of drinking Guinness in this comic riff on the 1970s television series Kung Fu. Alan Parker also directed Home Sweet Jail in The Guinness Adverts Project. 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.