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Shows St Michael frozen fish products including Fisherman's Pie, fish fingers, Seafood Provencal, fish cakes and cod steak. Now over 25 different ways to make a meal with fish. Also includes 'chef-prepared' meals including Haddock Mornay. With tagline: 'We Never Compromise On Quality'. Duration: 42 seconds

n.d. [1970s]

Womenswear outfits including prices. With tagline: 'We Never Compromise On Quality'. Duration: 43 seconds

n.d. [1970s]

Womenswear outfits including prices. With tagline: 'We Never Compromise On Quality'. Duration: 42 seconds

n.d. [1970s]

Advert for M&S wine, featuring a dinner party conversation with a French person about M&S wine. Prices 'about £1 a bottle'. Duration 32 seconds

n.d. [1970s]

Admag shown on ITV. Opens with dance routine, followed by footage of a mocked up Penny Bazaar, then the advert itself featuring St Michael clothing. Discusses modernised new stores. Features imagined conversation on a bus on choosing Christmas presents from M&S for the whole family including men's shirts and lingerie. Includes food like English apples, fruit, nuts, biscuits, and cakes including icing at home. Wool Jersey and knitwear. Dance routine with 'shop early for Christmas' display of accessories. Ends with rundown of models featured. An Associated-Rediffusion Network Advertising Magazine. Duration: 15 mins 12 seconds. It was viewed by 7.5 million people and featured M&S colleagues including: Joan Cockshott (Bradford), Maria Karpa (H.O.), Linda Parris (Bromley), Geraldine Green (Pantheon), Rosemary Frankland (Lancaster), Doris Landy (H.O.), Gloria Maaers (Croydon), Pamela Sutton (Southampton) and Eve Wilson (Marble Arch).

18 Nov 1960

A series of short television adverts for Tricel and Acrilan: 3 x 60 second adverts for Tricel childrenswear including school uniform such as pleated skirts and pinafores. Tagline 'The Fibre made by man with women in mind' 60 second advert for Acrilan showing laboratory tests used by M&S to test shrinkage, colour fastness, stretch and abrasion. 60 second Jim’s Inn admag for Acrilan, featuring St Michael News staff magazine showing tests on Acrilan. 60 second Jim’s Inn admag for Acrilan clothing discussing testing, reversible women’s skirt, girls’ pinafore and teenage girls clothing. 90 second Shopping for You admag for Acrilan, including discussion of testing. Model wearing permanently pleated reversible skirt and featuring girls pinafore. Mentions Acrilan for the whole family. 90 second On View admag for Acrilan school clothes. Describes testing and includes pleated skirt for 'growing girls' with half elasticated waist. 2 minute advert with models wearing reversible Acrilan skirt,tartan slacks and half elasticated pleated skirt for teenagers. Duration in total: 13:32

Jul-Sep 1960

From the North, Granada Presents: A Review of the New Store on Market Street, Manchester. Featuring Jack Sopel and Lady Isobel Barnett, includes footage of shop floor including fresh chickens, canteen and staff areas and history of M&S in Manchester. N.B. The soundtrack of this film has been dubbed with a tongue-in-cheek commentary which is not part of the original film. Duration: 8 mins 56 seconds.

3 May 1961

Documentary programme about Marks and Spencer featuring High Wycombe store, Michael House, research laboratories, Technical Services and Directors. Also some supplier’s factories N. Corah and James Ives. Colour footage. A copy is held at the British Film Institute. Duration: 12 min 48 seconds.

1963

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