Telepathy
A pet toucan mimics the daily routine of a husband (Anton Rodgers) and wife as he returns home from work. This was the first appearance of the Guinness Toucan in a TV advert since the 1960s.
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Take Home Rain
The changing role of women in society can be traced through the collection. In this 1970s advert, a woman braves heavy rain to bring her husband a pint from the pub, unaware that Guinness is now available by bottle for home use. She may feature as the butt of the joke, but soon turns the tables, as we see in the advertisement 'Hop Farm'.
Kung Fool
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.
Home Sweet Jail
A prison warden discovers a secret fridge of Guinness cans in the cell of an inmate (a young Pete Postlethwaite).
Summer
What could be nicer than a cold Guinness on a summer’s day? But wait, is that rain?
Priorities
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.
Tourist Taste
American tourists sample Guinness enthusiastically when they notice that it’s the choice of beverage for locals. Featuring actor John Sterland (Batman, 1989).
Do You Know
A know-it-all brags about his knowledge of Guinness to a less than enthused group in a pub.
Final Say
A clever, tongue-in-cheek advert where gender assumptions are challenged.
Best Man
A groom, played by David Neilson (Coronation Street), nervously plays darts in a pub while his best man boasts about his trustworthiness.
The Mechanic's Story
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.
The Builder's Story
A builder sings about the power of Guinness to turn even the hardest days around.
Sideboard
A couple moving into their new home map out where furniture should go and playfully disagree over their priorities.
Noisy Party
A woman steals a man’s pint after he forgets her drink in this humorous response to an earlier Guinness advert where the woman was the butt of the joke.
Party
A man arrives at a house party with bottles of take-home Guinness in this quintessentially ‘60s scene.
House Party
An advert showing various people enjoying the ease of take-home packs of Guinness.
No Demand
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.
F.A. Cup
A comic advert in which two men (one of whom is a young Bill Nighy) ask a series of questions to a pet toucan.
Forgery
A playful advert in which Bryan Mosley (Alf Roberts of Coronation Street) is fooled into allowing a friend to drink his entire glass of Guinness.