Old TV adverts

[sprayer]

Many years ago there was a very popular advert on TV featuring a bloke in a pub saying *Ive never known a night like it, & I'm not looking forward to yhe journey home* the joke was he was in a rowing boat on the park lake on a stormy night, The advert was for a brand of beer i think but my question is why can you find nothing about it anywhere on the web ? even you tube hav'nt got it but they seem to have every other ad from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Iv'e even tried advert agencies but with no luck but a fellow ABer told me that somebody on AB said that he had come accross it on an old video tape he was watching only a couple of months ago, so if that was you, do us a favour and bung it on you tube !!! or any other info about it would be great cheers...

[Kefalonia]

The ad was for Fisherman's Friend lozenges.

[sprayer]

Thanx for your input Kefalonia, but me and many others all seem to think it was a beer advert, but as I said there just does'nt seem to be any information on it at all...
somebody somewhere must have it on an old video tape !!

[par2828]

hi, i think it was john smiths bitter

[chelle7272]

No it was ' I bet he drinks CaArling Black Label' but you're right youtube don't have it

[chelle7272]

No it was ' I bet he drinks Carling Black Label' but you're right youtube don't have it

[sprayer]

Thanx everyone, I was interested the other night to see a program on TV called the UKs. 100 all time favorite adverts,
it had all the usual hit ads. including the cadbury smash martians and cadbury's flake etc. but not a mention of the boating lake ad. considering how popular this cult ad was at the time I think their research department needs a kick up the backside.... but it still doesn't answer where is the bloke on here a little while back who reckons he had it on an old video tape ?.....

[westender 50]

the advert was for whitbreads poachers bitter. i also have been waiting for someone to put this ad on youtube

[sprayer]

TOP MARKS!!! Westender 50 absolutely correct, I have just contacted an advert agency who confirmed it was indeed for Whitbread Poachers Bitter with the punchline *Worth Going Out Nights For* and is known as the boating lake advert it is available as a download but at the cost of many hundreds of pounds...

[Saltash]

It was Poacher bitter

[Hippicorn]

Here you go: