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I remember this as well. I thought that it was the early 80s also. The kind of cars being driven can often provide a visual clue.

1981 this was made

Utterly agree. 2 men tried to snatch me when I was 11 in 1979. I saw them get out a van, one grabbed my arm, I twisted and ran like hell the 2 streets home. Adverts like that had made me wary. Sad but essential.

Same thing happened to my brother and me in about 1971. Our near misses happened a long time ago. Kids today are in far more danger? You really think so? Kids today are nearly bullet-proof against the lure of strangers, and I seriously doubt they are more likely to be approached today than when we were all kids. Hell, when I was 4, I used to walk to the store by myself on errands for my mom - about 4 blocks away. She gave me money and a list for the man at the store, and he put the change in the bag. When my brother and I were both 6, we were too old for babysitters. Little kids are FAR more closely guarded these days. When we were kids, those were the dangerous times we learned our lessons from so kids today can be in far LESS danger. (When was the last time you saw a kid on a bike without a helmet? I think I was still in my 20s. They learned from us!)

@@beenaplumber8379 far more susceptible to online predators these days

@@troywright359 That's because in *those days,* there was no such thing as "online" anything. We had no internet. We visited and chatted with people we met. Easier to grab kids that way too.

@@richardhadfield8033 that is terrifying, mate. I had one situation when I was 4 or 5 which wasn't exactly like this but if my mother hadn't managed to close the door when this guy was trying to get in...I mean it doesn't bear thinking about, life could have been completely different

This message should never be out of date

That's fucking hilarious 😂

Aston Martin of its day mate,don't knock it

OMG 😃😳🤪😱🤫🙃

Still having nightmares about this

With a wire coat hanger for an aerial 🤣

Probably been flown off to join Maddie

no its a boy named terry and the guy said hey terry do you want a lift no my mum doesnt let me

Then he was laurels dad in emmerdale

That’s not Stephen Moore?!

@@Louloubee Duncan Preston. Stephen Moore also played him. And James Fleet in the film.

😲😃👍

😂😂

At 1.45 he’s the fuckin image of him

British TV, last refuge for nonces.

Kevin the teenagers dad

@@matthewmoloney2336 yeah think there was 2 actors who played the dad

I was wondering where I had seen him before.

And 'Dinnerladies'.

😂😂

That sounds right. I don't think the plane part is part of the advert. I seem to remember the ending being a scene of the aftermath, with the girl being talked to by the police. Her arm was covered in bruises, implying that she had been assaulted.

Don't be so stupid

Probably a replacement for the original aerial snapped off by some savvy kid who knew exactly what he was up to.

I wondered about that too. I think a lot of nonces hung around arcades trying to pick kids up so maybe its a reference to that. I'm more confused about the plane at the end though. Did they go on holiday?

Yes! It is!

​@@tombstoneharrystudios584its not.

Yeah, that's what I thought. How desperate for work he must have been!

@@davidgoulden5956 Maybe he did it to save kids from being abducted. Didn't harm his career.

@@davidjames579 Unlikely - but (I grant you) possible.

Imagine making a 5 min film for that. Parents of the time would have been up in arms at the suggestion.

But his car didn't suddenly turn flashy red with ominous trumpets, though.

😂😂😂

Rated R

😂😂😂

Fucking funny

to me it looks 'between' 1974 and 1984 ?

Alison Bettles from Grange Hill I'm thinking...

​@@Andy-wx4wxNo its not her

"Aware" of... what?? A few years ago, I stopped to ask two girls directions, as I was trying to find a hospital a friend was staying at. You should've seen the look on one of the girls' faces...looked like she was actively THINKING of this advert. Divisive and extremely corrosive. Destructive propaganda.