"I do a great deal of my shopping here, do come in and help!" invites Elizabeth Allan, in a tone best not argued with, as she strides through Harrods' famous Food Hall. If one needed help in sourcing one's teabags, brandy or Tupperware, one was in luck, as Allan surprisingly bypasses the displays of foie gras to give a typically kitchen-phobic 1950s man a lesson in those newfangled Tetley teabags. A trip up the 'moving staircase' later and our hostess has progressed to the hard stuff, extolling the joys of Martell 3-Star in the wine department. Next on the list, a grinning blonde saleswoman pushes the Bex Housewares range with gusto ("Incidentally, aren't the lids attractive!"), confirming the suspicion that ordinary British housewives - rather than Knightsbridge's ladies-who-lunch - were the real target of this early 'infomercial'. (Simon McCallum) This film is part of the BFI Mediatheque touring programme 'Housewives' Choice'. For more information see www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk You can watch the whole of this film and 1000 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge at the new BFI Mediatheque - www.bfi.org.uk
Going Shopping with Elizabeth Allan (1955) - extract
Going Shopping with Elizabeth Allan (1955) - extract Video Clips. Duration : 3.30 Mins.
"I do a great deal of my shopping here, do come in and help!" invites Elizabeth Allan, in a tone best not argued with, as she strides through Harrods' famous Food Hall. If one needed help in sourcing one's teabags, brandy or Tupperware, one was in luck, as Allan surprisingly bypasses the displays of foie gras to give a typically kitchen-phobic 1950s man a lesson in those newfangled Tetley teabags. A trip up the 'moving staircase' later and our hostess has progressed to the hard stuff, extolling the joys of Martell 3-Star in the wine department. Next on the list, a grinning blonde saleswoman pushes the Bex Housewares range with gusto ("Incidentally, aren't the lids attractive!"), confirming the suspicion that ordinary British housewives - rather than Knightsbridge's ladies-who-lunch - were the real target of this early 'infomercial'. (Simon McCallum) This film is part of the BFI Mediatheque touring programme 'Housewives' Choice'. For more information see www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk You can watch the whole of this film and 1000 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge at the new BFI Mediatheque - www.bfi.org.uk
"I do a great deal of my shopping here, do come in and help!" invites Elizabeth Allan, in a tone best not argued with, as she strides through Harrods' famous Food Hall. If one needed help in sourcing one's teabags, brandy or Tupperware, one was in luck, as Allan surprisingly bypasses the displays of foie gras to give a typically kitchen-phobic 1950s man a lesson in those newfangled Tetley teabags. A trip up the 'moving staircase' later and our hostess has progressed to the hard stuff, extolling the joys of Martell 3-Star in the wine department. Next on the list, a grinning blonde saleswoman pushes the Bex Housewares range with gusto ("Incidentally, aren't the lids attractive!"), confirming the suspicion that ordinary British housewives - rather than Knightsbridge's ladies-who-lunch - were the real target of this early 'infomercial'. (Simon McCallum) This film is part of the BFI Mediatheque touring programme 'Housewives' Choice'. For more information see www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk You can watch the whole of this film and 1000 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge at the new BFI Mediatheque - www.bfi.org.uk
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