Three Courage Best Ads

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boywoolner

16 жыл бұрын

Here are three classic ads for bitter featuring the dulcet tones of Chas & Dave. Written by John Webster.

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@leerage9278 5 жыл бұрын

Gonna raise a pint of beer tonight in memory of Chas. Gawd bless you sunshine.🍺

@timwingham8952 5 жыл бұрын

These three adverts a just brilliant, but they also make me sad as they highlight the loss of an entire working class ethos and culture. I'm not looking at the past through rose tinted spectacles, I know they weren't always "good" old days, but if you wander the East End of London now there are only tiny material glimpses of what was once a rock solid community based way of life.

@hankybostik7634 Жыл бұрын

@Fiona Power donut alert!

@user-gg9we1ou8t Жыл бұрын

I was the Courage Best brand manager when we found Chas an Dave in a pub in North London. I was with Dave Trott who worked at BMP . Great team at BMP and some wonderful beer ads ( John Smiths bitter. John Smiths lager !!! ,John Courage, AK Bittet, Colt 45 Miller Lite Kronenbourg 1664, Hofmeister and Fosters All wonderful.

@alexandrelucas4234 Ай бұрын

Did John Webster have something to do with this ad as well?

@71ibanez 6 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt THE BEST series of adverts ever made!!!

@johnmorell7020 Жыл бұрын

Well, there's Castlemaine...

@dwightpemberton4042 10 ай бұрын

John Bull Bitter Peter Kaye

@London_Native Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine these adverts on tv now? 😂 Coming from a London family, I can remember when the pub was the hub for all social activity!Quality, watching these tales me right back to being a nipper when they were on the TV.

@maolchalium 15 жыл бұрын

I am so old I remember pubs like that. Sighh. The good old days. Great youtube contribution.

@rightmarker1 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Chas - I’ll raise a glass of Courage Best to you when I get back to Blighty and into my old local up the smoke.

@dt7449 11 ай бұрын

Chas n dave proper national treasures

@dt7449 2 жыл бұрын

The 3rd advert of the 3.... - “ ‘ Ello there mate is your mower up the spout ? Well it’s got a lot of rust.. - Theres a lot of it about.. Still, have a pint of Best mate, take a little breather... - You’re right ..I deserve it, Iv been workin’ like a Beaver “ There you have the greatest lyrics in the history of mankind 💪🏽😂🇬🇧

@eloiselloyd-buttling8494 5 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace Chas, sending love to your family and Dave x

@kevinlongman007 6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha the last one is the funniest when the old battleaxe walks in. All three were brilliant though.

@katyp.2495 2 жыл бұрын

Blimey, she's well scary and reminds me of a neighbour of my Aunty Lil's when she lived in New North Rd Islington..

@kevinlongman007 3 жыл бұрын

I was a young kid when Gertcha was first shown and I still remembered it.

@andyspet 7 жыл бұрын

brilliant, love the dog saying gertcha lol.

@agfagaevart 15 жыл бұрын

Chas & Dave had hit records off the backs of these adverts.

@carldewet6428 Жыл бұрын

Gold - Exactly what I've been Looking for. Thank you so Much for Posting this on YT.

@NearAbbeyRoad 11 жыл бұрын

" Drunk beer since I was 14 and smoked since I was 12. Now I'm 70 " The odds are you will not last long. ;-)

@pwareham61 2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to say, you need courage to drink it.

@anac883 8 жыл бұрын

Chas n Dave... quality!

@southlondon63 3 жыл бұрын

Courage Best wasn’t a bad pint as l remember and Courage Directors even better. Brought a bottle of Directors the other year but they’ve changed so much it doesn’t taste remotely as good as it used to. Ads like these and the beer are sadly a thing of the past.

@waynewithers4968 3 жыл бұрын

By 'eck. these ads take me back a few years. I still had hair when these came out. I love 'em

@CHORDMARTIN 7 жыл бұрын

I had a pint of Courage Best in the City Arms, Long Ditton, Surrey last night. Lovely stuff. Nice little pub too, but I didn't see Chas and Dave there.

@astralplainer 11 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, wonderful ads! I remember these when I was young. I used to drink 'Best' at the 'Blue Anchor' in Hammersmith back when it was still a traditional pub. No longer live in the UK, so ads like these just made me homesick! You can never really go back, but thanks for the memories: I most certainly will always remember a pint of Courage Best.

@rightmarker1 5 жыл бұрын

astralplainer - I used to drink in The Blue Anchor - also The City Barge on that stretch of the river. Happy days. Are those boozers still going or have they been ‘gentrified ‘ beyond recognition? Greetings from a homesick expat far far away. 🍻🇬🇧🇨🇦

@astralplainer 4 жыл бұрын

@@rightmarker1 I'm afraid those two pubs are well and truly lost. All but the names remain. No smoking, gastro-type places that can no longer be called 'locals'. Mechanical bar tenders not interested in small talk, just getting paid. I could always find out what was going on around the place because I knew the landlord and the bar staff. Now even the patrons are from somewhere far away, with no link to the place. I'm afraid the sense of community that existed there during my youth has long disappeared. Shame. Those were the 'Best' of times!

@gleaveinjapan 2 жыл бұрын

if you watch the movie Bohemian Rhapsody you will see a shot of the Hammersmith Bridge and the pub next to the Blue Anchor. My favourite pub in that area is The Doves. I go there whenever I'm in London.

@chilled99 15 жыл бұрын

The dog at 0:21 always used to make me laugh. This is one of my top 3 favourite ads

@geeeze2403 9 жыл бұрын

Quality!! I always used to love these adverts as a kid. So good to be able to see them immortalised on KZfaq. Never tried the stuff and I don't even know if it's still available anymore. Great memories and brilliantly re written lyrics by those cockney geezers, Chas and Dave.

@stephencopps1561 Жыл бұрын

This is where I first heard Chas and Dave 👍

@AtheistOrphan 10 жыл бұрын

I'd forgotten the 3rd one, thanks for the memories.

@dt7449 11 ай бұрын

The dog saying ‘ Gertcha ‘ on 20 secs 😂😂😂😂😂

@brianmccoll2060 8 жыл бұрын

I'd forgotten these ads... absolute brill!!!

@samcooke2000 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this good quality version!

@Rich6Brew 10 ай бұрын

The first advert's cameraman was Robert Krasker; the same man who photographed The Third Man.

@mrbillhicks 13 жыл бұрын

Does anyone recall the story behind the 'Gercha' ad ? I remember reading that they got an old guy in who used to do the lighting for old black and white films to light it. After watching him set up his lights they decided that the old boy had lost it but let him continue planning to re-shoot after he had gone so as not to offend him. When they watched the rushes they realised that the old fella had absolutely nailed it and they ran with the footage they had, But I can't recall the old guys name

@hifigeek009 Жыл бұрын

Give me a break! I was in the UK in1994. John Smith made all the beer, under license. If you wanted a cold beer, go to the end of the bar and get a Lager!

@princebuster93 10 ай бұрын

@ hifigeek, the adverts are good though 😅😅🎉

@southlondon63 6 ай бұрын

That pub was the Ravensbourne Arms in Lewisham, like the pub and beer sadly gone

@71ibanez 9 жыл бұрын

Quality adverts!!!!....there were seven altogether,my favourite being the re working of "The Wallop" song

@PhflyDan1 4 жыл бұрын

Gertcha!!! BRILLIANT

@ChubbyChecker182 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ads. Makes me want to go to the pub right now.

@denisesiddon7241 2 жыл бұрын

Just about remember these 😂😂

@johnmacaroni105 3 жыл бұрын

And who went and spoilt it, this British way of life.

@lordprotector3367 9 ай бұрын

There's no way they would allow advert 2 nowadays. Fondly remembered.

@AGGeiger 16 жыл бұрын

Totally amazing -- I saw the second and third ads here on a video collection but never knew who was doing the music (I thought maybe it was Steve Marriott in a light moment). THANK YOU!

@agfagaevart 15 жыл бұрын

"Turn That Noise Down" was another one of their hits, circa 1981 this time. I haven't heard it on radio since it came out.

@Malegys 6 жыл бұрын

My great grandad used to say that whenever something annoyed him "Gurtcha"

@a217andy 12 жыл бұрын

i love the 1st video with the little dog

@soulfella1 4 жыл бұрын

Hamlet Cigars,the Highwayman, [ Russ Abbott,Snooker]worth a look plus another Cigar brand!!!

@agfagaevart 15 жыл бұрын

Nice to see these again. thanks.

@jamiegoddard562 5 жыл бұрын

miss chas and dave so much they were class rip chas have a pint on me mate

@AcidRayne100 3 жыл бұрын

1:49 is parodied by the Two Ronnies in a Christmas special 🤣

@ARMYUB 4 жыл бұрын

Dynamic Duo 😎✌💓

@blaggermouth 12 жыл бұрын

Oh, the memories come flooding back

@tw25rw 11 жыл бұрын

That last pub is flats now but still recogniseable. Its in Lewisham.

@stupidseviltwin 5 жыл бұрын

piss myself every time when the dog says gertcha!

@bobskins808 15 жыл бұрын

thanx for posting

@Zeldapete 13 жыл бұрын

Awesome Ads'. I remember these, although it took some remembering! Shame Courage is not still around as an out and out brewery. I hate the way many regional breweries have been merged or folded in the last 30 years.

@benfinch9829 7 жыл бұрын

I dunno about remembering a pint of best! Does anyone remember pubs?

@El-Tel63-Terry. 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Chas.

@mrbillhicks 12 жыл бұрын

@mrbillhicks Robert Krasker (El Cid, The third man etc) was the name of the lighting guy I was trying to think of but I still can't verify if the story regarding the production team thinking that he was past his best and were only letting him go through the motions so as to be kind to the old chap. Bob came out of retirement to light the Gercha ad and sadly passed away the following year in 1981

@danrogers7395 5 жыл бұрын

😀😀😀😀😆😆😆😆 BRILLIANT!

@yannigat2381 3 жыл бұрын

Ah happy days 52p a pint

@13thcentury 9 жыл бұрын

Classics :) Used to love these ads when they came out :) Still do :) Well... I'm off up the pub :)

@user-ir7io3hv6v 9 жыл бұрын

So good to see them again.

@13thcentury 9 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ads:)

@kingstumble 4 жыл бұрын

Gertcha--best of the best.

@1minhero 16 жыл бұрын

classics!

@micheledibenedetto7780 5 жыл бұрын

Whenever my wife starts nagging me I’ve got the bit on the second advert “when your old girl starts talking and she won’t give it a rest “ recorded to my phone playing that when she angry is guaranteed to bring out a response or a frying pan god rest n bless chas hodges

@joeseymour4073 Жыл бұрын

😆😁👍🏻

@buzby303 4 жыл бұрын

Legends 🍻👍🏼

@globalvillagefilmsco 8 жыл бұрын

Elephant castle and Brooke Drive -memory lanes

@Herne72 3 жыл бұрын

Brewery in reading

@alanoneill3065 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@thoroughbredcrazy 14 жыл бұрын

FOOKIN CLASSIC!!!!!!

@boywoolner 13 жыл бұрын

@jcn01 'Gercha' is from 1980, 'Rabbit' and 'Nothing More Important' are from 1981. You can see the rest of them if you Google "Arrows Archive". ...and you can still buy a pint of Courage today.

@sn2nd88r7 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Chas..

@EdVanMeyer 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic, shame the old east end is now mostly a memory.

@cmdrjamesson 4 жыл бұрын

im only here due to the "Gercha" comment on the Epix show "Pennyworth". what a great show!

@hifigeek009 Жыл бұрын

Fosters, a terrible beer tasted good. On the ferry from Caernarfon, to Dublin!

@hifigeek009 Жыл бұрын

Jesus, you'd need courage to drink it!

@BradBrassman 3 жыл бұрын

I used to go dahn that London most weeks in 1977-78 (George Davis is Innocent) and all the Eastenders drank something called a Black & Bitter or Mild and Bitter.

@trevordance5181 7 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that there aren't many proper old style boozers like the ones shown here anymore. Proper old pubs full of character and characters!

@steenk9650 7 жыл бұрын

There are, comrade. Four thousand-odd pubs in London alone and up and down the length and breadth of the UK you can find some cracking good boozers selling real ale with their own resident characters. Maybe not in Russia, more's the pity for you.

@danielwoodruffe2938 5 жыл бұрын

The Angel, Bermondsey SE16 4NB: visited 1 lunchtime and remarked to the barman, what charming character the place had; he replied that it was an old dockers pub and the "character" changed in the evenings; can't wait to visit - Gertcha!

@Avidcomp 5 жыл бұрын

Brings a joyful tear to my eye. I remember that country. Next time politicians try integrating... make sure it means that and not disintegrating. Bring back alcohol and tobacco advertising.

@Leon-Noir 6 ай бұрын

Gercha 😂

@rockpig63 11 жыл бұрын

Courage Best is a beautiful pint,but you can hardly find it now

@rightmarker1 5 жыл бұрын

rockpig63 - The Jolly Coopers, Hampton, Middlesex. 😁

@lustreboy 14 жыл бұрын

haha those are hilarious!!! ;)

@oscar01mac59 5 жыл бұрын

fantstic ads

@BanTheBBC 5 жыл бұрын

I piss myself everytime I hear them say: "Don't look now mate, guess who's comin' ere," "She's comin' ere for something and it aint a pint of beer.!

@andyg3 14 жыл бұрын

If only we had great ads like these nowa days. Of course these days your hardly aloud to advertise alcohol, and the ones that are advertised are some crappy stuff, not a proper ale or bitter.

@paul64774 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant to watch these again. Hilarious. Oh how the woke people would go berserk if they watched these. 🤣🍺

@trevordance5181 7 жыл бұрын

Regarding the comment by Steenk, what's Russia got to do with anything? Yes, there are some good old style pubs about, use them myself, but too many have lost all their old character.

@TehDMBfan 9 жыл бұрын

I'm here cos of the Courage v Crehan case aha :p

@themusicfella 6 жыл бұрын

Great adverts I love Chas and Dave but you really need courage to drink that pisswater :-)

@theonlyantony 3 жыл бұрын

Amy Bicat’s favourite song!

@nigelpearce7198 7 жыл бұрын

what happened to the daisy daisy advert for courage? wasn't that Chas and Dave ?

@NearAbbeyRoad 11 жыл бұрын

.It was all one take, so you had to know your stuff in B&W lighting. He did :-)

@baileybackwards 15 жыл бұрын

FYI Music by Chas and Dave

@MonolithicNWO4u 14 жыл бұрын

So is this were the saying "Liquid Courage" comes from?

@deathtousernames 15 жыл бұрын

Do they still make this beer & is it any good? Do you know if you can get it in the U.S.?

@chilled99 10 жыл бұрын

0:21 XD

@anthonymeredith7517 4 жыл бұрын

just what the pubs were like luvly jubly

@Italiasalbion 15 жыл бұрын

Well, if you can't stand up to your wife, at least you can stand up to a pint!

@NearAbbeyRoad 11 жыл бұрын

The voice of the voice-over at the end. Did people really speak like that in those days?

@tsrgoinc 6 жыл бұрын

I’m a 10 year old boy again! 🤣

@hifigeek009 Жыл бұрын

No matter about the AD

@thebondarmy1345 7 жыл бұрын

gutcha.you mean

@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795 Жыл бұрын

Is Courage Best still sold in the UK ? I'm not in Blighty

@princebuster93 10 ай бұрын

Don’t think so

@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795 10 ай бұрын

Thanks@@princebuster93