By the cringe

[annadomino]

Love David Jason, or did - anyone seen the latest ad.....Consider yourself at home.... I was so embarassed for him.

[bunkmoreland]

saw what i think you mean,it is awful:-( and we will have to endure it till after Christmas-:(amateurish for all involved!

[JRB]

You are right! All those featured should be ashamed of themselves and David Jason looks awful, so old!

[Postdog]

What puzzled me is why. What has he done for the BBC lately?

[Jemisa]

Doh! They're all look-a-likes, look again, Jason too... record it then freeze it...

jem

[boxtops]

are you sure, jem? - if so, it's very convincing - and David Jason IS older, now.

[hellywelly4]

Lovely to see that phrase again Anna - was it from the Goon Show?

[boxtops]

Yes, it is the real people, I thought it was, it says so here http://news.whovianne...nes-christmas-advert/

[boxtops]

By the Cringe was first brought to my attention in the Likely Lads, it was an expression often used by James Bolam's character Terry, I remember it well!

[Francis Asis]

I love that advert

[maggiebee]

JRB, David Jason is old - fact of life. I actually quite like the advert though may be sick of it by Christmas.

[Arti]

How dare David Jason look old....at 71.

[notasyoungasiwas]

I like the ad and I love David Jason, he's a national treasure! I think he looks old for 71 though. My Dad is much older, but looks younger than him.

[annadomino]

t goes back MUCH further than The Likely Lads, I am in my 'twighlight' years and it was in use when I was a kid

[cazzz1975]

considering only fools has been a bbc staple every christmas since the 80s I think he has done enough

[cazzz1975]

plus he has a new series called "the royal bodyguard" starting on boxing day

[zebo]

I keep telling my self they're sending up the whole Christmas special genre but I'm having trouble convincing myself. We now know where Val Doonican's jumpers went.

[Dodger666]

I'm sure the Royal Family sleep well at night knowing they are being protected by 71 year old Royal bodyguards.