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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Crossword)
Have you ever heard a pork pie grunt? Eggs are the answer in more ways than one in this classic TV ad.
Overview
Hancock had many a cross word with Patricia Hayes’ Mrs Cravatte character. Even after his half hour was over their bickering continued in a clever series of egg adverts. In this example the conundrums of a crossword provide the perfect foundation for a sitcom advert on the virtues of eggs, which certainly do sound better than eels for breakfast.
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