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J. R. Hartley
J. R. Hartley is a fictional character in a popular advertisement promoting the British Yellow Pages, first shown in 1983 when British Telecom was privatised. Plot The advertisement shows an elderly gentleman (played by Norman Lumsden) asking in several second hand bookshops for "''Fly Fishing'' by J. R. Hartley". No bookshop has it, and he goes home dejected. His daughter, sympathising, hands him the Yellow Pages; and one of the shops he phones has a copy. He is delighted. The unheard questioner asks for his name and he responds at dictation speed: 'My name? Oh, yes, it's J. R. Hartley.' The advertisement ends by promoting the Yellow Pages, the voiceover provided by actor Joss Ackland. Reception In 2015, a poll was carried out to mark the 60th anniversary of the first British television advertisement break. This advertisement was rated fifth most popular with 7% of the vote. Legacy Author Michael Russell wrote and published a spoof called '' Fly Fishing: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Lumsden
Norman Lumsden (16 September 1906 – 28 November 2001) was a British opera singer and actor. He first came to prominence during the 1940s and 1950s in several operas by composer Benjamin Britten, often performing at Covent Garden and the Aldeburgh and Glyndebourne festivals. He later began a television acting career during the 1970s appearing mostly in small roles in TV dramas. He branched out into films during the 1980s, notably appearing in Clint Eastwood's 1990 film '' White Hunter, Black Heart.'' He is particularly remembered for his portrayal of J. R. Hartley in the 1983 Yellow Pages advert ''Fly Fishing by J. R. Hartley'', in 2015 voted fifth most popular British TV advertisement. Biography Early life and education Born Norman Thompson in Chelsea in 1906, Lumsden was the son of a butler. He originally worked as a commercial artist, designing book jackets for the publishers Hodder & Stoughton, including those for Leslie Charteris's ''The Saint'' series. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yell
A yell is a loud vocalization; see screaming. Yell may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Yell, Shetland, one of the North Isles of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland * Yell Sound, Shetland, Scotland United States * Yell, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Yell County, Arkansas, territorial subdivision * Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa Other * Yell!, British pop duo (1989–1991) * Yell (company), based in Britain * Archibald Yell (1797–1847), United States general and congressman from Arkansas * Yell (TV series), aired on NHK TV from March to September 2020. See also *Yelling (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Television Commercials
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In British Television
This is a list of British television-related events from 1983. Events January *1 January – Channel 4 airs ''One in Five'', a late-night profile of homosexual lifestyles. This programme and ''The Eleventh Hour: Veronica 4 Rose'', featuring two schoolgirls discussing lesbianism, lead to extreme criticism for the channel and an attempt by Conservative MP John Carlisle to have the channel banned. *3 January – Children's ITV launches as a new branding for the late afternoon programming block on ITV, replacing ''Watch It!''. *6 January **The network television premiere of Richard Donner's 1978 blockbuster '' Superman: The Movie'' on ITV, starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando. **Debut of ''The Irish R.M.'' on Channel 4 in the UK and RTÉ1 in Ireland. *14 January – TV-am broadcasts a special edition to advertisers shortly before the official launch on 1 February. *17 January – At 6:30am, Britain's first-ever breakfast television show, '' Breakf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |