Nine years after they were unceremoniously dumped from Tetley's TV adverts, the much-loved Tetley Tea Folk made their return to our screens last night. In the ad, which made its debut during Coronation Street, a spilled drop of 'steaming Tetley tea' awakes and releases Gaffer, Sydney and the rest of the gang from their slumbering prison.
"We're back!" exclaims cheery boss Gaffer. The Tea Folk were retired in 2001 when Tetley was bought by the Indian tea producer Tata, and will now surely be seeking a tea-thirsty revenge.
"I've never been so excited when watching an advert," said one YouTube commenter. "They should never have been scrapped anyway. That's better, That's Tetley."
Find out more at the Tetley Tea Folk website, watch the old Tetley adverts on YouTube and follow the Tea Folk on Facebook and Twitter.
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