Cockburns Port

[Stockcarfan]

Anyone remember the ad for Cockburns (pronounced cOburns) Special reserve Port?

Where an english navel Captain is trying to teach English pronunciation to a Russian sailor? Russian, "so" Engaishman "sock" Russian, "CocKburns" Englishman, " No COburns" Russian, "So I come from Moscok?" Englishman, "Yes I think you probably do!"

[MommaMystique]

Yes I do recall this advert!

[Smee_1972]

Port

I remember this one! I am sure there was a series of a few different ads on the same theme and they were on a lot over Christmas?

But, urgh - port! Yukyukyuk.


~Smee_1972

[armchair_scouse]

Ah yes, I remember that ad. Robin Bailey was the actor who played the English lead, don't know who the other well spoken chap was. I think the Russian was played by Richard Marner, who seems to have specialised in playing Russians and Germans in TV series and movies for years (Allo, Allo for example).

'So I come from Moscok?'
'Yes, I think you probably do.'

Cheers

Armchair

[Oggy]

I rember the chap from Allo Allo being in it.

[Valiante]

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Sorry to drag up an old thread but this was one of my Dad's favourite adverts and led to a life-long catchphrase of him saying "Yes, I think you probably do" a la Robin Bailey.

Anyway, I found this thread along the way whilst hunting down a clip of said advert and now that I've found it I thought you'd all appreciate a link.

So here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEgJjz3Oz4

Enjoy!

[Stockcarfan]

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Fantastic, great find so good to see that after such along time.

Cheers.

I have emailed the link to a couple of work mates so tomorrow we'll be going around saying clo, so and Moscock all day lol.

All i want to see now is the Walkers advert "You'll no be having a sale will ye?" and life will be complete lol.

[barnsleyjon]

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and the english naval officer says to the russian "the english pass the port" when the russian whips out his passport and says the russian pass-the-port"

[Lisey]

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These ads had the mickey taken on the Hudson and Pepperdine radio show a few years back - the duo had a landlord whose surname was pronounced 'Cohead'. You might be able to imagine how it was spelt...

[sixtyten]

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