'Pride and Prejudice' Meets Baked Goods in Warburtons' Epic Period Piece

Comedian Peter Kay Stars in Latest From the U.K. Bakery Brand and WCRS

Published On
Oct 05, 2017

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U.K. bakery brand Warburtons has been all about big, blockbuster-style productions in its recent work by WCRS, and it's worked well--its epic 2015 ad featuring the Muppets was voted the most successful Christmas ad of 2015 in a viewer survey.

After an action thriller spoof starring Sly Stallone, now it's back with a new spot that spoofs costume dramas, in particular, the well-known 1990s dramatization of "Pride and Prejudice" starring Colin Firth. Perhaps with a nod to other brands weaving romantic sagas around their founders (we're looking at you, Burberry), "Pride & Breadjudice" has comedian Peter Kay showing up in real-life chairman Jonathan Warburton's office proposing an epic drama based on his ancestors.

We then see the drama, featuring a feisty Elizabeth Bennet-type fending off suitors and fallling for Kay's portly version of Mr. Darcy (complete with Photoshopped abs). There's a bread-kneading nod to the potter's wheel scene in "Ghost," as we build up to the moment where Kay looks set to receate Firth's dripping-wet-shirt moment from the drama. How will it all end?

All in all, it's a lot of fun, with a script stuffed with jokes that will appeal to a U.K. audience weaned on costume dramas. Declan Lowney of Another Film Company, who helmed both the Muppets and Stallone ads, is once again the director.

Credits

Date
Oct 05, 2017
Brand :
Warburtons
Client :
Warburtons
Agency :
WCRS
Executive Creative Director :
Billy Faithfull
Creative Director :
Andy Lee
Creative Director :
Jonny Porthouse
Creative Team :
Gina Ramsden
Creative Team :
Freya Harrison
Account Handler :
Emma Marsland
Account Handler :
Louise Hayward
Account Handler :
Charlotte Roberts
Account Handler :
Lauren Nuttall
Account Handler :
Louis Lunts
Account Handler :
Millie Greenwood
Strategy :
Matt Willifer
Strategy :
Olivia Stubbings
Strategy :
Dea-Marie Watson
Strategy :
Angharad Thomas
TV Producer :
Helen Powlette
Integrated Project Manager :
Ross Frame
Designer :
Craig Townsend
Designer :
Lee Burns
Designer :
Patrick Gibson
Designer :
Mark Allred
Designer :
Tomek Drozdowski
Designer :
Abbi Chard
Illustrator :
Tobias Hall
Illustrator Agent :
Debut Art
Photographer :
Vincent Dixon
Photographer's Agent :
Peter Bailey
Retouching :
Feel Good Creative Retouching
Production Company :
Another
Director :
Declan Lowney
Producer :
Simon Monhemius
Director, Photography :
Ray Coats
Editing :
Stitch Editing
Editor :
Leo King
Post Production :
Freefolk
Post Production :
Jason Watts
Grade :
Paul Harrison
Colorist :
Paul Harrison
Post Sound Effects :
Steve Murgatroyd
Sound Studio :
Grand Central
Sound Engineer :
Ben Leeves
Sound Engineer :
Tom Pugh
PR Agency :
freuds

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