John Cleese Accurist ad

[peterparker]

Can anyone tell me more about a vintage ad for Accurist currently airing in which John Cleese features promoting watches.

[squarebear]

What do you want to know about it?

[peterparker]

When was it made? Is the location Alton Towers?

[another-view]

1976. Yes it is. It was filmed near the corkscrew.

[peterparker]

Rubbish. Corkscrew didn't arrive until 1980.

[another-view]

No I meant the area of land near the corkscrew's present situation, so you would know roughly in the park where I meant.

[peterparker]

OK, sorry.

[cully]

According to YouTube, the series of award winning Accurist ads with John Cleese came out in 1978.

[tonymclark]

There is an old Lego commercial being re-run at the moment, one voiced by Tommy Cooper. Together with the Milky Way "red and blue car had a race", they must be some of the oldest ads being shown. Money is short, ad agencies are being asked to save money by not making commercials from scratch.

[JRok]

It wasn't Tommy Cooper, it was an impressionist.

[JRok]

The Accurist ad was located at the chinese pagoda fountain which is at the lowest part of the valley, also it looks like in one of the conservatories.