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Egg Marketing Board: Avis Bunnage
“If I were Liz Taylor I wouldn’t get up” - but there’s no rest for a busy mum.
Overview
The British Egg Marketing Board worked with PR firm Ogilvy and Mather to produce a long-running series of commercials extolling the health benefits of eggs for breakfast. Avis Bunnage was a member of Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop and this commercial was part of a campaign called Sheila and Eggs, featuring the actress and directed by Littlewood herself.
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