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Celebrating the welcomed return of fun-loving, chaotic Christmas get-togethers, Argos’s Christmas advert will air for the first time from 5:30pm across ITV and Sky channels on 9th November. Through the story of a small family meal that becomes a very lively party, this year’s advert marks the return of Christmas as we know it, with family, friends and neighbours all showing up to celebrate together. The advert opens on a home decked out with Christmas decorations, where a couple is quietly preparing for the big day. Questioning “so how many are coming”, as he places a bowl of crisps on the table, the wife responds, “hmm just a few”, completely oblivious to the number of people about to descend on their home. The scene cuts to a crowd of excitable neighbours wearing their festive glad rags and holding presents and champagne flutes chanting “party”. The scene then switches to a group of enthusiastic bakers wearing colourful aprons, running with trifles in hand, before focusing on some children joining the crowd too. The wine glasses, Christmas tree and bowl of crisps all start to shake as the soundtrack builds in volume, revealing an orchestral version of Opus’ Live is Life, now synonymous with Argos, as the advert focuses on the multitude of people heading towards the house. As the huge crowd approaches the couple look at each other wide-eyed in panic. As the crowd begins to multiply, the advert then cuts to a couple frantically running with their babies, before following a pair laughing in hysterics with the joke from their already opened Christmas cracker. The scene zooms out to a wide shot of the crowd – charging down the street and including anyone and everyone, from football fans to family and friends with their suitcases and pillows, anticipating a long stay. The couple, now more aware of the chaos about to greet them, are taking deep breaths and the wife reassures her husband that “It’s going to be okay” before the champagne from the crowd is popped. The crowd is finally joined by spirited children firing nerf guns, cutting to an aerial shot of the cul-de-sac filled with all of the different groups of people. A message appears on screen: “They’re coming”, “Be ready”. The couple look at the nibbles and the husband takes out the Argos app, with the Habitat Dipped Speckle Stoneware Serve Bowl on his screen, stating “We’re gonna need a bigger bowl”, showing that Argos has everything you need to make this Christmas extra special. The doorbell then rings, and the Argos logo appears.
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Client

Chief Marketing Officer: Mark Given

Director of Communications & Creative: Radha Davies

Head of Marketing & Brand Communications: Rob Quartermain

Campaign Manager: Becky Desert

Campaign Manager: Lisa Ironside

Marketing Campaign Executive: Alice Booth

Campaign Assistant: Ben Arnold

Agency

CEO: Sarah Golding

Head of Integrated Production: Charles Crisp

Production Assistant: Carla Sandhu

Managing Director: Gary Simmons

Business Director: Lucy Almond

Senior Account Director: Alex Fitzsimons

Account Director: Misbah Husain

Account Manager: Gabriella Kaas

Account Executive: Sophia Levison

Planning Director: Matt Linnett

Planner: Ed Davenhill

Productrion

MD/ Executive Producer: Lindsay Turnham

Production Manager: Charlie Rose Jones

1st Assistant Director: Ben Glickman

Production Designer: John Ebden

Stylist: Michelle May

Editor: Amanda James @ Final Cut

Assistant Editor: Leah Burton and Mike Radforth

Offline Producer: Nikki Porter @ Final Cut

Post Production: ETC

VFX Supervisor: Giles Cheetham

Colourist: Luke Morrison

2D Supervisor: Stirling Archibald

2D Assist: Sebastian Brandow, David Ince

DMP Artist: Carl Edlund

Executive Producer: Vic Lovejoy

Producer: Alex Carswell

Audio Post Production: Grand Central Recording Studios

Audio Producer: Molly Butcher

Sound Designer: Munzie Thind

Music Supervision: Trait Music

Composers: Oliver Mayo

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