Really old advert

[secsee1]

I watched a program on E4 last night called Britain's 100 top TV adverts, it showed all the usual old ads
but there was an advert back in the 80s I think that everybody at the time was talking about, it was a bloke sitting in a pub wearing seafarers wet weather gear saying ''i've never known a night like it & I'm
not looking forward to the journey home, the picture then showed him in a rowing boat on the park lake in a gale, what was this advert for ? why did the program not show it as it was the best and funniest ad around at the time ? and more to the point where can I see / get a copy of this ad now ?

[redman41]

Was it a Fishermans Friend Ad......Throat Lozenges ?

[secsee1]

No it was definitely an advert for beer but I don't know what brand it was, It's driving me crazy, somebody
somewhwere mus have it on an old video tape..

[sometimesit]

'Whitbread Poacher Bitter' and is called The Boating Lake.

[secsee1]

Do you know I think you are right sometimesit, so why can't I find a copy ? you would think that a famous
poular old ad like that would have found it's way on to you tube

[sometimesit]

secsee1
Yes you would, but I have been looking for it for months with no joy yet. If I do find it I will post an update here.