Here's a throw away....... Can you remember the Regal cigarette billboard advert....Reg.... Reg on train spotting.....theres one Reg says I only smoke them cos my names on them Etc I got down to the last 2 to be the face of that campaign..believe it or not ..I went down to London on a few occasions to do different photo shoots ....relating to the advert.....never pulled as many weird and wonderful faces..lol If I recal correctly it was paying £130.000
$hit the bed - never seen that one before....... So culturally significant, I’ve put it on repeat play.
PG tips. Adverts, not only that. could get into the kids matinees sat morning. At the local bug hut. Using packet tops.
Close. His name is Darren Cockerill. He played ‘Beefburger Ben - a Leeds supporter - in the adverts. He was from Hemsworth I think. A Barnsley fan who used to travel with a load of lads from Hemsworth with the Cudeth Pinfold Hotel supporters. At one away game - Colchester in 1979/80I think - the Cudeth bus was smashed up before the game by some opposition fans, They were a little upset and invaded the pitch to get to the other end where the Colchester fans were. I remember Allan Clarke trying to get them off the pitch. One of the ringleaders in the invasion was ....Beefburger Ben. Still doing adverts at that time I think. Fitzytyke was a mate of us. there endeth today’s history lesson.
Always remember George the Bear... How about the Bud ads... Frankie and Louie witht he frogs n ferret..