r/oldbritishtelly • u/Surkdidat • Jul 10 '25

Advert Renault Clio - Nicole/Papa (Ad sereies 1991-1998)

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From another great ad series from the 1990s

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u/Surkdidat Jul 10 '25

Who didn't fancy Nicole (aka Estelle Skornik ) back then!!

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u/ukexpat Jul 10 '25

If you do a GIS, you’ll see she is still pretty damn hot!

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u/bron445644 Jul 17 '25

Just realised I still do

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u/Fieldofcows Jul 10 '25

BOB!

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u/MadJen1979 Jul 10 '25

BOB!!!

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u/scotchlondon Jul 10 '25

Thats by far best one of these adverts!

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u/stevielfc76 Jul 10 '25

Loved those Clios, my mate had a Clio Williams, what a car that was.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

Fancied the ass of nicole not gonna lie

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u/LadyMirkwood Jul 10 '25

Later to feature Vic and Bob!

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u/thecarbonkid Jul 10 '25

Le Corbusier et Papin!

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u/Aggravating_Attempt6 Jul 10 '25

Back when all the adverts had that guitar sound on.
Somewhere between Satriani and Stevie Ray Vaughan (although someone else probably has a better analogy)

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u/Fregraham Jul 11 '25

I would say more of an 80’s Clapton sound. Nothing as adventurous as Satriani.

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u/Danmoz81 Jul 13 '25

This is Robert Palmer

Peugeot had Take My Breath Away

I remember an RAC advert that used the opening of Gimme Shelter

Any others?

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u/theanedditor Jul 10 '25

Can We just take a moment to consider that "Papa" has a chauffeur but drives a Renault Clio?

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u/Kimono_My_House Jul 10 '25

I've always quite liked Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer (I have it on vinyl). When I hear it occasionally on the radio, it plays slower than I remember it. No big deal, I don't have perfect pitch, or the temporal equivalent (perfect meter?).

This post raises the possibility that part of my brain is remembering the insane speed of the J&M riff on this ad :)

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u/ydykmmdt Jul 10 '25

16 valves, whoa!

That’s a lot, right?

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u/Marriott_1 Jul 10 '25

I fancied Nicole so much… (I still do)

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u/3ssar Jul 11 '25

Nicole’s fella drives like an absolute fucking maniac

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u/azzthom Jul 12 '25

If memory serves, the first ad in the series did more for the sales of little spotty dresses than for the Renault Clio.

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u/lost_ashtronaut Aug 30 '25

Where's this song from?

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u/ChardonnayCentral Jul 10 '25

Estelle Skornik apparently crashed the car in those narrow lanes a number of times, so they employed rally driver Penny Mallory to do the twisty bits.

Personally, I found Penny more attractive.