Paddington Bear to front M&S Christmas advertising campaign

Peruvian character to take over from Mrs Claus in tie-in with UK launch of Paddington 2 filmMarks & Spencer has signed up Paddington Bear for its Christmas advertising campaign. The Peruvian character will take over from Mrs Claus, a James Bond-style character played by Janet McTeer, who fronted last year’s adverts. In previous years the high street chain has relied on celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry and Jamie Redknapp to pull in Christmas shoppers. Continue reading...