HOVIS AD'S NATION'S FAVOURITE.

Shields Gazette (South Shields, England) | May 4, 2006 | Copyright

SOUTH Shields-born film-maker Sir Ridley Scott's famous Hovis advert featuring a boy pushing a bike has been voted the nation's favourite commercial.

It starred a 13-year-old who quit acting soon afterwards and now works as a firefighter.

Filmed in 1973, the commercial used Dvorak's New World Symphony as the musical backdrop.

London firefighter Carl Barlow received a one-off payment of around [pounds sterling]60 for his role as the original Hovis boy.

But he became disillusioned with acting soon after making the commercial, and became a ...

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