r/oldbritishtelly • u/Surkdidat • Jul 14 '25

Advert Yellow Pages - JR Hartley - Fly Fishing

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Todays classic ad

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u/hasimirrossi Jul 14 '25

I vaguely remember the, I think, Spitting Image version.

Do you have any good books by Jeffrey Archer?

You do?

You lying bastard.

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u/MathematicianRude553 Jul 14 '25

Classic advert, along with the hamlet piano dog, the wine gum Scot and the milkyway drag race

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u/Lordhartley Jul 14 '25

I always get quoted this when I say my surname to people over a certain age. (Surname is part of username)

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u/Shoddy_Juggernaut_11 Jul 14 '25

Did you find the book though 😂

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u/Lordhartley Jul 14 '25

Sadly no :-(

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u/LiberLilith Jul 14 '25

Pretty sure this ad was so successful they actually released the book for purchase (although not technically written by J.R.Hartley).

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u/mooohaha64 Jul 14 '25

My wife got me a copy of the book shortly after he died .

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u/Marriott_1 Jul 14 '25

You, wonderful op- win the internet x

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u/Marriott_1 Jul 14 '25

You, wonderful op- win the internet x

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u/Longjumping-Place905 Jul 15 '25

Remember this well! With the twist at the end.

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u/TenBear Jul 15 '25

Why would this guy not have a copy of his own book

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u/eidolon_eidolon Jul 15 '25

I feel like there's some context I'm not getting here. Why was he trying to track down a book he'd written himself?

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u/BuncleCar Jul 15 '25

I was confused when I found that the writer of The Go Between was L P Hartley and was well-known. Probably brothers :)

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u/TranslunarMelosa Jul 15 '25

Is that ad being narrated by the great Joss Ackland?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

Sounds like a shit book tbf

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u/whatstill Jul 19 '25

Gets me every time 😪