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Apr 11, 2012 · The first Oxo television commercial appeared on screen in 1958 in the form of Katie - played by Mary Holland - a devoted wife committed to caring for her husband Philip, played by Richard Clarke.
History. Around 1840, Justus von Liebig developed a concentrated meat extract. Liebig's Extract of Meat Company (Lemco; established in the United Kingdom) promoted it, starting in 1866. The original product was a viscous liquid, containing only meat extract and 4% salt.
Oct 10, 2016 · The iconic OXO adverts first appeared on British TV in 1958, and are back on our TV screens 17 years after they last aired. With the late Lynda Bellingham starring as the 'OXO Mum,' in the 80s...
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Jul 19, 2010 · Taking stock - The OXO story. How the extraordinary vision of a German called Charles Gunther living in Hawkhurst led to the creation of a kitchen staple we all take for granted – OXO. More than 150 years before snail porridge and nitrogen-chilled egg and bacon ice-cream, when Gordon, Jamie and Heston were mere glints in their great, great ...
Mar 11, 2012 · The Oxo family, led by actors Lynda Bellingham and Michael Redfern, was pensioned off as advertisers felt the age of home-cooked family dinners was over. But the casserole-loving...
- Vanessa Allen
Dec 24, 2001 · Married bliss Oxo-style starred Katie (Mary Holland) and Philip (Richard Clarke, followed by Peter Moynihan) in advertising's first soap opera. Everything revolved around dinner as Katie informed Philip that Oxo has nine good ingredients and "gave a meal man appeal".
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Starring Lynda Bellingham as a working mother and Michael Redfern as a modern father, Oxo intended to give a more realistic insight into life around the kitchen table, including some bickering. Britain quickly warmed to the squabbling brood and after the first advert was aired, sales rose by 10 per cent.
