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Hovis: Boy on the Bike

  • Video
  • 1973
  • 1m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
113
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Colin Barlow in Hovis: Boy on the Bike (1973)
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This advert for Hovis bread tells the story of a little boy struggling to push a bike loaded with bread up a steep cobbled street. At the top, after dropping off his bread delivery, the boy ... Read allThis advert for Hovis bread tells the story of a little boy struggling to push a bike loaded with bread up a steep cobbled street. At the top, after dropping off his bread delivery, the boy is seen coasting down the steep hill. The voiceover, presumably of the boy when older tell... Read allThis advert for Hovis bread tells the story of a little boy struggling to push a bike loaded with bread up a steep cobbled street. At the top, after dropping off his bread delivery, the boy is seen coasting down the steep hill. The voiceover, presumably of the boy when older telling the tale, says "T'was like taking bread to top of the world - t'was a grand ride back ... Read all

  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writer
    • Geoff Seymour
  • Stars
    • Colin Barlow
    • Bill Maynard
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    113
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writer
      • Geoff Seymour
    • Stars
      • Colin Barlow
      • Bill Maynard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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      • Geoff Seymour
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    • Trivia
      In 2006, it was voted as Britain's favorite advert of all time.
    • Alternate versions
      In 2019, a new version of the ad was shown on British TV, it was digitally remastered and featured new music and voiceover.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 'From the New World'
      Composed by Antonín Dvorák

      Performed by Ashington Colliery Band

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Hovis Bread
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, England, UK(the hill)
    • Production company
      • RSA Films
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    • Runtime
      1 minute
    • Color
      • Color

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