Jul 22, 2014 top 10 books to pack in your suitcase. Upper class twit wing commander forrester stephen fry is imprisoned in stalagluft, a german ww2 pow camp. Wh smith has used nicholas lyndhurst to portray the smith family in its various guises at christmas time over the last six years. I want to see if i can book him as a special guest for a oneoff show. I have no problem with wh smith after all they provide employment and are still on the high street so fair play to them. He is married and has a passion for outdoor activities, including flying aeroplanes, surfing and deepsea diving. Includes additional information about the whsmith store in st helier including address and contact details. The bbc also felt jason was wrong because he and nicholas lyndhurst. This is just one of over 20 yuletide wh smith ads featuring nicholas lyndhurst as various members of a dysfunctional family.
A ballerina from nuneaton has married television star nicholas lyndhurst in a secret ceremony. The ninemonthold baby of tv star nicholas lyndhurst and his nuneatonborn wife is to be baptised in chichester this weekend. I should dodge nandos but eating chicken with my hands secretly. W h smith travel to sell debut novel by selfpublished alexander. The adverts were of a family all played by nicholas lyndhurst. Adverts for wh smith with nicholas lyndhurst, argos, southern comfort, playstation, the. They showed the ad on the screens when i saw quo in concert that same year.
Wh smith advert featuring mrs doubtfire advertarchive. Stationer and book store wh smith was hit by falling profits in the six months to february, as weak publishing trends over the christmas impacted on sales. She is best known for playing miss mardle in mr selfridge and mary watson in the bbc. When he did a series of adverts for wh smith a few years ago in which he played an entire family of four, he admitted to enjoying playing the mum best. Nicholas lyndhurst was born on april 20, 1961 in emsworth, hampshire, england as nicholas simon lyndhurst. Nicholas lyndhurst is an english actor who appearred in television adverts and childrens films in the late 1970s. Nicholas lyndhurst actor nicholas lyndhurst, 55, lives in west sussex with his wife lucy, a former ballerina, and son archie. He felt david jason was wrong for the part of del boy. This week its the battle of the book sellers as we rate waterstones and wh smith.
Ralph will be signing his latest book, buddy wizard. Wh smith profits hit by fall in spoof humour books uk. More wit and wisdom of only fools and horses by dan. The complete az of only fools and horses lyndhurst, nicholas on. Wh smiths 2001 christmas advert nicholas lyndhurst youtube. A series of tv commercials for wh smith drew 129 complaints for supposedly ridiculing fat people and geordies. The actor, who also appeared in goodnight sweetheart, had never spoken of his relationship with lucy, whose parents still live in the town. Watchdogs have cleared wh smith ads, starring nicholas lyndhurst, which prompted over 100 complaints. Sea legs is an engaging adventure story about two twin brothers who decide to spend more time with their father by sneaking aboard the cruise ship he works on.
The agency is working on a fresh creative idea, as part of wh smith s plans to move away from abovetheline advertising. I liked the levis staprest ads with flat eric great music i also used to like the wh smith ads where nicholas lyndhurst dressed up as every member of the same family mum, dad and. The four adverts, featuring nicholas lyndhurst playing a variety of characters in one. Wh smith is set to drop nicholas lyndhurst from its advertising through abbott mead vickers bbdo. Between 1997 and 1999, lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store wh smith, starring in their adverts as all four members of one family. Tv watchdogs have received over 30 complaints about the ads, starring nicholas lyndhurst, in which the smith family pays a christmas visit to their northern cousins. I hate it when crown post offices are shrunk into a wh smith or other shop, they usually end up being shoved at the back of the shop and look like some fisher price toy post office with half the services they used to have. Whsmith bridge street, pinner is one of the shops that belong to the wh smith group, placed at 11 bridge street, ha5 3hr, in pinner, middlesex region. His uncle, richard lyndhurst was an actor in donald wolfit s. He attended portsmouth grammar school pgs, then on to corona theatre school in hampton, middlesex. Unfortunately, burrows the leader of the colony has died on the voyage, so his number 2, brian nicholas lyndhurst. Whsmith ad with nicholas lyndhurst and hugh laurie 1997. From learning to read, to bedtime stories, to books for older readers. Wh smiths vizstyle portrayal of geordies as fat, bingoplaying couch potatoes has infuriated tv viewers in tyneside.
Oct 17, 2014 w h smith travel to sell debut novel by selfpublished alexander published october 17. More about wh smith in horsham horsham newsagents wh smith best known for books, newspapers and stationery, wh smith horsham also offers an increasingly wide choice of other goods and services such as personalised childrens books, personalised greeting cards and magazine subscriptions. Aug 31, 2012 1996 wh smith featuring nicholas lyndhurst. People like wh smith, even though it stopped using nicholas lyndhurst in its adverts 15 years ago, the bastards. From 1997 to 1999, lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store wh smith. Butterflies really gets into its stride in the second series. Aug 14, 2008 does anyone know who is the agent of nicholas lyndhurst. Whsmith spend a penny nicholas lyndhurst advert 1999, uk. Now, i dont particularly like the sneery tone that the programme via its presenter, mitch pileggi adopts towards the magic. Nicholas simon lyndhurst was born on 20 april 1961 in emsworth, hampshire, where he also grew up.
My problem is the fact that the shops resemble those you used to see on the mary portas programme which were run by either delusional owners who thought their ideas were the best and it was the non existent customers who were at fault or as i believe is the case for wh. Tv watchdogs have received over 30 complaints about the ads, starring nicholas lyndhurst. I spent most of my pocket money in w h smith, so it. At age 17, he portrayed adam parkinson on the sitcom butterflies. Come and meet childrens author ralph brammer in whsmith welwyn garden city, saturday 2 june from 11am. Magazine issue 179 nicholas lyndhurst wedding, luke goss.
Jan 18, 2015 wh smith impressionist 1990 uk advert nina perez. View nicholas wests profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The regular opening times of whsmith broad street in reading are monday to friday 8am8pm, on saturday 8am8pm, on sunday 11am5pm. Wh smiths 2001 christmas advert nicholas lyndhurst. Nicholas lyndhurst and lucy smith relationship details shagtree.
Nicholas sansbury smith has 72 books on goodreads with 121920 ratings. A site dedicated to the actors, actresses and musicians who appear in, do voiceovers for or who supply the music for british television commercials. They used to advertise things that were available in the shop at the time. Whsmith opening times whsmith, broad street, reading. He played rodney trotter in only fools and horses, gary sparrow in goodnight sweetheart, and adam parkinson in carla lanes series butterflies. Lyndhurst appeared in various television adverts and childrens films in the late 1970s, before landing a main character role in the prince and the. Book signing with ralph brammer in whsmith welwyn garden city. First she opens the door to a motley crew who are butchering ding dong merrily. Includes additional information about the whsmith store in romsey including address and contact details. Nicholas simon lyndhurst, born on 20 april 1961, was a child student at corona theatre school. Adverts for wh smith with nicholas lyndhurst, argos. Whsmith advert with nicholas lyndhurst and hugh laurie 1996.
Due to the current situation, opening hours may vary. So, weve put together ten facts about nicholas that may provide you more insight in to the man that has provided us with so many hours of entertainment. Nicholas simon lyndhurst born 20 april 1961 is an english actor. Nicholas lyndhurst in amusing sealy bed advert here at british legends we love posting quirky, interesting, and entertaining classic tv watch. This year the campaign was intended to convey a lighthearted approach to entertaining relatives at christmas as many people across the country do. Aug 06, 2018 new e book john adair s 100 greatest ideas for effective leadership and management wh smiths 100. Last week, 250,000 tv times and sun readers voted wh smiths nicholas lyndhurst campaign as their favourite advertising in the 1997 national television awards. Reg is under orders to find the person who has been circulating counterfeit currency, and gary fits the suspects profile. View the actual opening times of whsmith broad street in reading in our branch locator. He devises a plan with cosgrove nicholas lyndhurst for a mass escape and digging. Adverts for wh smith with nicholas lyndhurst, argos, southern comfort, playstation, the carphone warehouse, fosters, argos again, hmv. Books by nicholas sansbury smith author of hell divers. Comprehensive landscaping, paving, commercial snow removal.
Carla lane gives all the characters extra depth special mention to geofrey palmer for a superbly underplayed performance as ben. Does anyone know who is the agent of nicholas lyndhurst. Lyndhurst appeared in various television adverts and childrens films in the. Whsmith advert with nicholas lyndhurst and hugh laurie 1996 duration. He has been married to lucy smith since september 1, 1999. From 1997 to 1999, lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store wh smith, starring in their adverts as all four members of one family. Each week we look at shops competing in the same sector. Nicholas lyndhurst was showing up on this display from its start until the last bout of the display in 2003. I felt the need to share this wh smith advert where nicholas lyndhurst plays an entire.
This is a long shot i know, but i usually use a contacts listing for things like this, but his agent is nowhere to be found on it. Five things i couldnt live without nicholas lyndhurst. Dervla kirwan born 24 october 1971 is an irish television and stage actress who has had roles in british television shows which included ballykissangel and goodnight sweetheart among others. Chazlar bought this comic book for me as a gag gift a while ago, and its. Here at british legends we love posting quirky, interesting, and entertaining classic tv ads. Whsmith, 30 the howard centre, welwyn garden city, al8 6ha. Here he plays the sulky teenage daughter sascha, who is being plagued by carol singers. Wh smiths 2001 christmas advert nicholas lyndhurst video. Sacha borat baron cohen asks melanie what her price is friday night with jonathan ross duration. If your toberead pile is looking a little low at the moment then why not check out some of the latest fiction books to find something to perk it up. Then there were those great wh smith ads with nicholas lyndhurst.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover nicholas connections and jobs at similar companies. Wh smith in pinner opening hours all opening times. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Search for local office stationery near you on yell. Nicholas lyndhurst, who played rodney in only fools and horses, plays robdal alongside james buckley del boy, kellie bright joan, shaun dingwall reg and phil daniels.
Advert from 1996 for wh smith featuring nicholas lyndhurst whsmith plc lse. New ebook john adair s 100 greatest ideas for effective. Big day for rodney baby coventrylive coventrytelegraph. Free estimates, familyowned business, friendly, professional service. Smwh known colloquially as smith s is a british retailer, headquartered in swindon, wiltshire, england. More wit and wisdom of only fools and horses ebook written by dan sullivan, nicholas lyndhurst. Gary takes ron to task for giving him bad forgeries, but ron insists that his are good. Jun 02, 2019 i cant think of any examples of nicholas lyndhurst channelling rodney for adverts, but he did some weird ones for wh smith in the 90s. Family favourites hit mark by rogers, danny marketing.
He appeared in a succession of television adverts and childrens films in the late 1970s. Top 10 books to pack in your suitcase whsmith blog. It is best known for its chain of high street, railway station, airport, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books. Whsmith advert with nicholas lyndhurst and hugh laurie. Relationship dating details of nicholas lyndhurst and lucy smith and all the other celebrities theyve hooked up with. The show is set in peckham, southeast london, during the early 1960s, focusing primarily on the lives of del trotter, freddie robdal and joan and reg trotter. When lucy was pregnant with their son, he was filming those whsmith adverts that went down so well lyndhurst played the whole family, and. Book signing with ralph brammer in whsmith welwyn garden city expired. A very brief diversion first on this tape with magics biggest secrets finally revealed. In 1999, he played the villainous uriah heep opposite daniel radcliffe and dame maggie smith in david copperfield.
Lyndhurst appeared in various television adverts and. Dancer lucy smith tied the knot with the only fools and horses star, aged 38, in a ceremony in west sussex. In between 1997 and 1999 nicholas lyndhurst was the public face of the stationery chain store wh smith, starring as all four members of a family in their adverts. Price and other details may vary based on size and colour.
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