Going Shopping with Elizabeth Allan - Harrods (1955) | BFI National Archive

[@dominicdavison8590]

Marvellous.

[@OofusTwillip]

And one simply MUST hire a calligrapher to write one's shopping list, with each item on its own page.

[@PNWElevatorAviation]

3:45 Amazing VINTAGE Escalators!!

[@mmmlima1]

Beautiful lady and actress from "A Tale of Two Cities" (1935), with Ronald colman.

[@alangiles4616]

She was a very handsome woman. Towards the end of her career she appeared on TV in "Call My Bluff" and on the radio series "Petticoat Line"

[@ianclarke1852]

Far too good for the likes of me

[@michaeltowers3467]

I think this film should be viewed through the lens of lingering postwar austerity.

[@arsenal10141014]

Brilliant

[@MrDavey2010]

The narrator is David Jacobs.

[@Flughafenkaiser]

Truly Dazzling shopping experience at Harrods. I do most if not all of my shopping there. It is so convenient and I get to meet all the other ladies from the social club. A long drink of Martell is just the thing to pick you up and invigorate you for the entire day. Oh Golly Gosh how splendid indeed.

[@lauren6889]

What ?

[@jamesmonroe7903]

Does Tetley UK 🇬🇧 own Tetley 🇺🇸 USA? Here in the States Tetley is known for their tea bags 💼 which make excellent iced tea-by the way I use 5-6 bags per batch-makes 2-3 quarts!!! Refreshing!!!

[@lauren6889]

I would have thought so, yes.

[@jamesmonroe7903]

I agree!!! Tetley is a very fine product wherever it is produced!!!

[@fordlandau]

Out of all the amazing provenance in Harrods she buys tea bags, cheap French brandy and plastic washing up dishes. Bizarre. Finally : One bag makes 4 cups of tea ??

[@bgs7410]

It may not be in the thousands price mark, but she bought Martell 3 star which is £150 for a bottle today, I wouldn't call that cheap

[@fordlandau]

bgs7410 OK. But using it mixed ? And no ice. Awful.

[@priestessmikokikyo77]

@Strange Reviews Exactly people back than had a style and sophistication we sadly lost as the years go by. People took the time back than to look presentable! It’s sad!

[@homanwu6117]

And she made the tea wrong. Always tea first, then milk.

[@Paul-010]

@@homanwu6117 Yes, always!👍🏻

[@lauren6889]

Why do people feel the need to watch archive BFI footage and then just mock what they see ? It clearly stated its made by Advertising features ltd, so its just an advertising reel, from 1955.

[@stevendang3508]

She added milk before the tea...that's against the law on the 1925 tea act

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

It's better to put milk in first as it creates an emulsification of liquids, otherwise milk last is just a mixture.

[@madasaboxofrogs]

Made in a pot, milk first. Made in a cup, milk last

[@OofusTwillip]

It's what one does to prevent one's cheap teacups from cracking when hot tea is poured into them. The milk cools the tea just enough to protect the cheap china.

[@madasaboxofrogs]

@@OofusTwillip 😄

[@priestessmikokikyo77]

why add milk with tea anyway? it good just on its own. it tried it the british way i did not like it. it's way to sweet. i get adding creme in coffee but TEA?

[@trevorrandom]

Blatant product placement 😂👍

[@heinkle1]

I wonder what became of Bex - remarkably modern looking products

[@stephenwilliams1269]

That lasted for decades if looked after.

[@heathstjohn267]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BX_Plastics?wprov=sfla1

[@alangiles4616]

Is that David Jacobs doing the voice-over?

[@peezedtee]

Yes indeed.

[@DaKotaCole]

A crime! She put the milk in first!!

[@Capybaraism]

What was that name again? Hex?

[@lauren6889]

Bex, shown in footage.

[@Charuchii]

So this is where the origins of the modern clumbsy infomercial comes from huh

[@PGBrown-qu8yz]

Oh what a silly helpless man.

[@jockeyshortz84]

does anyone still speak like this

[@BenPanced]

Tea "bags"? * yech *

[@fordlandau]

She goes all the way to Harrods to buy tea bags ?

[@petersmith6458]

Of course

[@fordlandau]

Peter Carlisle yes. You are right. It’s quite normal.

[@gaykid80]

It’s still quite common... Harrods tea is probably the only item that what most people (and tourists) can afford in Harrods. 😂

[@summerrr1]

If you live in Knightsbridge, Harrods is the local store.

[@fordlandau]

Not material. Mattereeeall ! Not bowl. Bowwwwwllll. Lovely RECEIVED pronunciation.

[@thegerman3480]

Sugar in Tea???? YUK!!!

[@Topper954]

L.ONG WAY FROM YOUR SKEGNESS ROOTS E.IZEBETH.

[@analogueman123456787]

Your Caps Lock button appears to have stuck...

[@honesty_provides_tranquility]

Her neck looked so bare …. Really should’ve had worn pearls

[@Flughafenkaiser]

Truly Dazzling shopping experience at Harrods. I do most if not all of my shopping there. It is so convenient and I get to meet all the other ladies from the social club. A long drink of Martell is just the thing to pick you up and invigorate you for the entire day. Oh Golly Gosh how splendid indeed.

[@alangiles8103]

Say what you like, I'd rather go and see a lovely woman like this, a lady of quality, with perfect manners and deportment, than Stacey Soloman shambling round Primark in her pyjamas and slippers, as was seen in the press a couple of years ago.

[@ilovegot7754]

​@@alangiles8103 You have issues because that was very random

[@asa1973100]

@ilovegot7754 Almost as random as you comment…. I guess you’re dealing with your issues via spam … Also Sold At harrods, everything, London x