Woolworths Mega Huge 1980 Christmas Advert
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Our executive producer on Cruise Doris Visits, is the retired filmmaker Stuart St Paul.
He and still his close friend actress Margot Hardiman starred in the absolutely revolutionary mega advert from Woolworth in Christmas 1980.
After years of being on the bench at Radio 1 and not being in the limelight, this is an example of how he was always there, but not quite the leading character. This was about 12 years into his over 50 years in the industry, he left Radio 1 about 1977, then was on UBN, Metro, and Orwell. See the Stuart St Paul playlist for his career-in-a-page and other films of his work, as actor, stunt coordinator, and director.
We just thought we would add it to our Christmas fun bag, Merry Christmas!
I'm the tuba player in this Woolworth's commercial (short guy, left of shot) that opens & closes the film... the group of musicians walking slowly towards the camera. I thought the commercial was shot at the Arnedale Centre, Luton. It was made by Abacus Productions. Look out for the 'Disneyesque' castle over the store name... a beautiful, hand-painted matte, the like of which would probably never be attached to the front of a film camera these days.
A pretty good matte painting in fact!
Aww I miss Woolworths my childhood 🇬🇧🇬🇧🤗🤗
Omg great shop 😥😥😥😥 gutted now childhood memories
Nice to see this again after all these years 😊
The Woolworths branch used to film this was in Luton. It’s now a Lidl supermarket
You know I would not have remembered that.
Christmas wasn't Christmas until the Woollies advert was on telly.
Everyone featured was a celebrity at the time.
Things were different back then, Christmas wasn't overly advertised and in your face to the point you lost all interest by early December. There was an excitement in anticipation.
So miss Woolies. Always made sure every xmas would go there for presents
They are still in Germany LOL
@@DorisVisits I heard that and in Australia oh and Barbados I saw 1
Best era to have Christmas , now it is ghastly
I agree
@@cliveevans3328 Nostalgia is not what it used to be.
This Christmas is not one to be remembered fondly...
:-(
@@bobrew461 this Christmas makes the future flashbacks in The Terminator look like White Christmas
As the saying goes "it's amazing how as we get older, the better the past becomes". You're just not a kid anymore. You're not looking at the world through the eyes of a kid. The 80s were actually pretty grim in many ways. You've just got old (and seemingly bitter), that's all.
Great trip down memory lane
Omg! I got a Simon last year that was two quid!!! Woahhhh
Ah memories memories, they don't make them like that anymore!
Thank god!
Thank fuck...
This ad. was sung by Roy Castle with additional lead and backing vocals by Clare Torry....who also got roped into appearing in vision as the leader of the carol singers !
Not a lot of people know this.
Clare torry vocals on great gig in the sky on pink floyds dark side of the moon
I'd guessed it might be Clare Torry (same voice as the Butterflies theme tune) but ta for confirming
The melody for at least some of that song sounds a bit like it has been taken from the song The Boy From New York City
Omg I have a red album case lol
0:56 Wow what a fancy bit of kit that music centre.GEC Really looks swish.£350 in 1980,thats £1,550 in todays price(2021)
damn its corny but seems really well done. imagine if they still made ads like that for woolworths lol
Did I see Rodney Bewes in the advert?
You certainly did! Also Ed Stewart, Liza Goddard, Windsor Davies and Georgie Fame.
Some stuff looks really expensive for the time, especially electronics.
Yes, world prices have changed up and down in strange ways.
When life had some spunk.
Or rather, when you had some spunk. You've just got old. The 80s were pretty grim in many ways.
There all dead ! - But it is 40 years ago. Imagine how hacked off you would be if one of your relative's got you an "Envoy" watch.
it was old tat but good tat!
Not all; Liza Goddard / Georgie Fame / Marguerite Hardiman are still around...
Anyone know who the guy is showing the benatone alarm clock at 1.24. I'm guessing he's a celeb but I don't recognise him .
Face rings a bell, singer or DJ.
Nosmo, I think it might be Georgie Fame
@@DorisVisits thanks. Yes I just searched images and your right. 😀
Georgie Fame. Great muso and jazz singer.
I bet the two girls who played Margo and my daughters are grown, with kids... who knows.
is that Roy Castle I hear singing?
I think you are possibly right. I did the filming and had nothing to do with sound post.
whoever it was...was so wrong for the ad...x
@@ianbaldwin8382 I know, each year millions spent on the strangest commercials.
who is female singing??
I am sure it would just be a session singer. They are all great.
Clare Torry.......a bit different to Great Gig in the Sky !
I do have a nostalgic soft spot for Woolworths , but back then it was definitely RIP OFF BRITAIN, ,,, the simon game advertised is a prime example,£18.95 in 1980 is the equivalent of about £83 today ( 2021).
Computer games were new at that time hence the high price.
I've still got the original Simon from 1978. Got it that year for Christmas. Surprisingly still works!
Most of those celebrities are dead!
It was nearly half a century ago. What do you expect?
Just like Woolworths in the UK
To be fair they were all knocking on back then even.
People did look much older in the 1970s than today