Oh blimey, the latest Virgin Trains advert is a little bit lovely. Not the one which has garnered a little negative publicity (featuring Branson dressed up as a platform car driver person, complete with tattoo sleeves and blacked out teeth), but the other one, the girl version if you will, following a girl, Becky, as she makes the trip from Euston to Manchester to see her bloke.
Not that it will make me take more Virgin Trains, or pay for the long-awaited non-free wi-fi, or stop in the shop for coffee. I already take enough, thank you very much. As a very regular boyfriend commuter the attraction is simple – seeing my hour’s worth of train-based mindwanderings – preparation, excitement and apprehension – played out on screen. With a tunnel of love and e-v-e-r-y-thing.
EDIT For those of you looking, Becky in the advert is played by Robyn Addison. Apparently she was in the BBC 28 Days Later-esque “Survivors”. So now you know.
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That girl was evil on “Survivors” though!
Every time I get on a Virgin train a drunk chav spills their beer over my books. I prefer National Express.
Comment by Jenny May 12, 2009 @ 12:44 amAhhh, and so just-like-that the illusion is shattered!
Thanks for the heads-up about the actress though, it’ll surely help the legions (er, a few) people who find this blog by searching for ‘who is the girl in the new virgin advert’.
Comment by Jess May 12, 2009 @ 12:18 pmIt took me a while to work out why she looked familiar.
Having done the occasional boyfriend commute it is a bit like that, but instead I am in the loo wondering why I look so rough today and unable to get any signal on my ancient phone. Good times!
Comment by Jenny May 14, 2009 @ 2:44 pm