Reaction to Top 10 Most Effective British Adverts

[@daloki349]

"Held against your will - like a prisoner in your own body." Very perceptive. Thanks for the reaction, it is very good.

[@gmdhargreaves]

That’s EXACTLY how it is, Seacroft Rob Burrows MND centre fund raiser

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

My dad died of Motor Neurone Disease in 2005, he went from the strongest person I have ever known. He was a soldier and a boxer, to in 14 months, being a bag of bones that could only move his eyes. You eventually drown in your own saliva, because you can't swallow any more. Yeah, it's not great. There is no cure, and no way of knowing why it chooses you. It could literally happen to anyone.

[@rexbuttb.e.m5319]

As an Ex soldier I am sorry for your loss. Blessings to you and your family.

[@momackone]

I'm so sorry, must have been heartbreaking

[@katstephenson8493]

So sorry darling..and may dad rest in eternal peace. ☮️🇬🇧

[@michellejones1618]

So sorry for your loss and the fact you had to watch your wonderful Dad suffer like that

[@fionamontgomery4576]

So very hard to loose your parents, I lost my dad at 31 im 55 now , but the shock never totally goes but you will realise it does get easier honestly. You let it out , it helps , have a good life im sure you'll do your dad proud x

[@johnchamber5962]

Sometimes a brutal advert is needed to grab your attention. Thus bringing to the spotlight, issues that need to be seen not hidden

[@howardmonument6093]

Aw man, you guys! Your beautiful souls are shining through the screen. You're reactions are so genuine and human. Much love from UK ❤

[@sonikurino1]

Red Cross needs to put If London Was Syria back on now. The number of people rejoicing on what is happening in the world right now - whichever side you are on - is unbelievable. Great reaction, guys - brave of you to watch without pausing! 🖤

[@rickymort135]

England only cares about white victims of war. Brown people don't count

[@Kay-uy4xn]

Can we just say what great actors the children were

[@DawnFelgate]

The second to last film features Emma Thompson, a double Oscar award winning actress, which makes this resonate even more for us in the UK.....

[@keefsmiff]

She is the one who flys all over the world telling people not to fly as it's killing the planet

[@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE]

I thought it took away from the message.

[@7ChakrasTarot]

All of them had me crying they are stark reminders. I like you guys reacting with tears it's honest and healthy.

[@Liverpoolboy01]

The child that fell out of the tree was in a different garden than the St John volunteer.

[@_starfiend]

I spent 28 years as a volunteer with St John Ambulance. It was very rewarding and even though I've been retired for a few years now, I know I still remember enough for an emergency situation.

[@SuperKinlo]

I’m a former fire fighter and always have emergency first aid kit in my car

[@sharlottei8887]

​@@SuperKinlo I'm just a normal person but I carry a medical kit in my bag always. Also level 3 qualified by choice. We should all know basics and CPR. Thank you both for your services ❤

[@teejai5291]

I can remember each of those ads when they came out originally. They all hit hard, and for good reason. On the lighter side, I enjoy watching your reactions. You seem like a lovely family. God bless you all

[@AlanGonzalez-js5sy]

You guys are such beautiful souls❤

[@theautisticnebula]

#2 Emma Thompson, a legend, giving women a voice. Incredible This only showcases adverts for this millennium. The ads I had, growing up, were just as hard, if not tougher

[@jeffstevens4262]

I just wanted to say what a fantastic job all those actors have done in all those films. All those messages are so moving and so powerful. Lovely reactions too, all of you, so many thanks. 🙋‍♂🙋‍♂🙋‍♂🙋‍♂🙋‍♂

[@oneofthosevoicesyouhear9044]

"To give the voiceless a voice" Very true brother. We have always had these sorts of adverts. There are some things that should not be sugarcoated, sometimes, life needs to be seen in all it's ugliness to effect change.

[@divin2460]

Sarah's Story the Motor Neurone Disease advert. My stepfather was diagnosed with MND and within three months he had died. He went from a normal active life to being in a wheelchair and unable to breathe on his own. It was that quick for him. Great reaction keep them coming.

[@chrisdavies9821]

So sorry. My Aunt survived 5 years with it. Terrible, evil disease

[@Jill-mh2wn]

@@chrisdavies9821 10 months for my friend`s brother . Just before he lost the final thing ,the ability to swallow he died of Covid. How awful to be happy to say someone died of covid.

[@chrisdavies9821]

@@Jill-mh2wn It may sound awful to people who haven't seen this disease but to those of us who have it's not. I remember being relieved when my aunt died. As at least she wasn't suffering anymore. A truly horrific thought to be relieved about a death but she had been stripped of everything and trapped in her own body for so long that it honestly felt like a blessing

[@ginettechiverton7113]

More people need to learn CPR and First Aid. 🇬🇧☮️

[@viviennerose6858]

It should be on school agenda

[@themoderntemplar1567]

They are hard hitting aren't they. We don't sugar coat ads with serious messages here in the UK, they're effective because they are so graphic. They're meant to make you uncomfortable in the hope you'll take notice and act, whether it be learning first aid of simply to donate. All of your reactions said it all and it's obvious with that youre good people judging by the emotion and compassion you all displayed. Love from the UK 🇬🇧💓

[@PeteEvans-de3jw]

Unfortunately we don't see these kinds of ads anymore because it might offend someone, well imo we should bring these types of ads back, it might teach today's youth something.

[@wendyhart134]

You ladies are looking truly beautiful today . I enjoyed your reaction . These are charties like Barnados who do amazing job everyday for children .😊

[@andysadler6432]

serious issues need serious adverts, brits tell it like it is brutal or not

[@hannahevans9125]

I have watched at least 5 reactions to these adverts and I remember them all being released and I still cry every time.

[@davidholwell2060]

Learn first aid guy's. So very important.

[@Inconsistent-Dogwash]

I keep watching people react to these as I remember seeing them on the TV growing up and I have cried every time, I always think I’d get through it but I don’t, first service announcement and I’m in tears.

[@bvn1313]

I remember these ads so clearly from growing up, being in Ireland we had these as well as our own and Northern Irelands road safety ads which were equally as intense... genuinely ruined every song featured in the ads for me so definitely effective 😩💗

[@uknivek53]

These are adverts for charity's and kinda like public service announcements. They are very effective in what they do.

[@ruthburch3801]

Iv seen all of these before but the brutal reality still hits me. I was as emotional as I was the first time Iv saw them. Fact is they are all still pretty relevant today as they were then. Thank you for watching them and reminding us.

[@lisafray8571]

Motor neuron disease is locked in syndrome.. Like you say prisoner in your own body 😢..stephen hawking had mnd.... ❤

[@smi7leee]

These adverts are amazing! They pull no punches

[@seanmc1351]

Great job again, i know you have reacted to this and getting your friends to watch, i have to say, the colab that you are doing is great, supporting each other and each others channels, i will be honest, i prefer it whne you all together, its a small community of friends, i like that alot Keep up the great work all of you

[@topgurl9313]

These reaction videos show who has empathy. You are good people

[@amathans]

I’m a Brit and I remember all these adverts. They really make you think and realise what other people are going through. I used to care for a lady with motor neurone disease. It was awful to watch. All her muscles stopped working over time, her hands curled up into a tight ball with some of her fingers stiff and bent. Her legs bent to one side, she was in a wheelchair by then. After that she lost all physical functions. She went into a care home. She couldn’t even use her muscles to close and open her own eyes or swallow. She just lay there. Unable to move at all, yet her mind was fully functioning. She knew everything that was going on. We used to have to put eye drops in her eyes. Glycerin and lemon sticks in her mouth to stop her mouth drying out. We would close her eyes at night and turn the TV and light off. I would always wonder “What if she was watching that TV show and didn’t want us to turn the TV off and shut her eyes” We would open up her eyes in the morning and I’d wonder.. , . “What if she has been awake for a couple of hours just waiting for us to open her eyes” She was tube fed. And couldn’t move at all. Her body just didn’t work. But her brain worked perfectly. I can’t imagine how horrible that would be. How horrible it would be to be locked in your own mind with a body that doesn’t move or work at all. Adverts like these are used to encourage people to donate money to find a cure, or to donate to Childrens charities so they can help save more children. Or to encourage more people to get themselves trained in trauma, resuscitation and first aid. To make parents check smoke alarms etc. very powerful commercials

[@Zoe_WingingLife]

The way mum kept checking on the daughters, just that little look ❤

[@lauralouise1646]

No matter how many times you watch these ads, you never stop tearing up 😢 Great reaction thankyou ❤

[@JulieLevinge]

Your family are indeed amazing, just ❤️ watching your reactions✊❤️ (❤️From UK) These are designed to shock because the message is so very important.✊❤️

[@steviesellers]

In the UK these are half Public Information Service PSI , also many of these organisations are charities so depend on donations and also staff especially Barnadoes, St Johns Ambulance . Its really sad nowadays they dont show these anymore due to safe guards put on TV companies

[@pascallgeorgiriss7115]

thank you so much , Iam from Europe, You guys have such a big heart , Thank you

[@mrsmum3-6]

I dont know how you watched all these one after the other. I hope you all went out to the pub afterwards and had a few drinks and a few laughs. God bless from England. ❤ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@mattbentley9270]

You are a gorgeous family, glad u appreciated these, so powerful and important to uk charities, sorry it upset you xxx

[@helenbarnett695]

Our British soaps make awareness tell stories of how things affects people, coronation street did a story about MND (motor neuron disease) the character recently died

[@trevorgough2286]

off topic i know,but you are a good family.mum and dad,you have done a great job raising your kids.i wish we had more people like you,the world would be a better place.

[@CatFluff-pm6qr]

You have some AMAZING GENES going on you're all so BEAUTIFUL🌹🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@braindump1446]

The silence in this reaction was beautiful if that makes any sense.

[@Crt541]

Thank you for your reaction, I hope the young lady on your right is ok?

[@andyp5899]

Years ago I received a donation envelope. It was fairly simple on it was a photograph of rows of gravestones in a graveyard on it was ptinted "ignore the hungry and they'll go away"

[@mmckenzie8085]

Yes they all make you stop and think on. Many shock. We however get to think about one at a time. It is a lot to deal with seeing them all in one sitting. Well done beautiful family ❤

[@evilweeja]

I grew up with adverts like this when I was a child I remember these like they was yesterday .. powerful thought provoking and shocking ( NO other country apart from Great Britain comes close to what you viewed that was just the tip of the iceberg to what was shown here in the UK after 9pm .. Had to be 9pm so most children was in bed an never got to see ) god bless ya for watching / understanding .. some of those shown I have been through personally.

[@abstract90g35]

My uncle died of motor neurone disease he was diagnosed and died within 6 months he was a big man and to see him skin and bones broke my heart. God bless to anyone suffering from any disability ❤

[@Gail-it4rr]

You are such a beautiful family ❤I love watching you it makes me so happy

[@charliedock2621]

Gosh, that is heavy going totally the truth. I've never seen any of them on British TV.

[@Rep0rter23]

You should take a look at northern irish road safety ads! SAVAGE!

[@lisafray8571]

I grew up with these ads.... Deep and meaningful ❤

[@susanvanderbilt358]

Luv ya reactions to our ads.. same as ours first time we watched but, they are all about awareness etc.. so well worth watching..

[@joycehaddon3615]

Thank you. Love you guys. xx

[@shaunburns543]

Maybe try some British Xmas adverts. Big companies spend millions on trying to make the most uplifting and joyful adverts. Some are really touching in a positive way. Start with the John Lewis Xmas ads, especially the one about Edgar, the little dragon 😊

[@petermclelland278]

It's horrifically realistic & we're all shocked, but then it just carries on? Why do we feel helpless to stop. We've lost our humanity somewhere?

[@spacefanatic]

These are not usual advertisements they are public service announcements. I think the most hard hitting one is the one 'Torture By Any Other Name' as this is still going on today all over the world. The lady in the advert is Emma Thompson who was in 'Love Actually' and 'Nanny McPhee'.

[@mandyj2809]

That first Barnados one gets me every time

[@tonysmith6940]

Thankyou for reacting to our adverts more people need to watch this Great reaction

[@garethhocking2910]

I'm 61 and have lived in Britain my whole life, I've never seen any of these adverts,

[@dwaynedibbley6124]

you guys are awesome specially the guy on our left, hundred likes.

[@tenaji]

I am in uk and never saw those ads .

[@kp7032]

The St John’s ones are to encourage you to learn Emergency Aid (First Aid) in the event something likes this happens. They also introduced an app at the time for your phone so that you could look up how to maintain life until the Emergency Services arrived

[@ryandowning9396]

Check out the 1980s British adverts. Scared the shit out of me!

[@RobertJennings-g2q]

Fantastic reaction, 🇬🇧🙏🏼

[@emily.letsendbslintheuk554]

Our ads do hit home, be them ads asking for help for our own civilians or for people from other countries (like when disasters happen be them natural or man made). You should watch some of our drink driving ads (played alot over the christams period and the lead up to it) they will have you all in tears.

[@mjheffy44]

As powerful as these adverts are guys im afraid there's one missing, the drink driving advert from the Irish Republic, i remember it most vividly, as all of my 3 kids were away on day trips, and as a single Father, just the thought of that one call scared me stiff, it still does, and my three are now adults. They never missed a school trip and they will never know, not until they have children of their own. Great reaction video guys n girls, thank you from the UK

[@oktrevor2010]

If you're upset and shocked, then they have worked. You won't forget them and hopefully you will tell others.

[@eve2754]

I live in the uk and very rarely see these advertisements

[@wayneclark2823]

These are painful to watch but that's the idea of them. Thank you for not all talking at once as I can now here what you are saying.

[@jeanettew.fenton6954]

The lady who ran out to get her washing in. wasn't seeing the child fall .its to show that maybe parents should learn first aid ..it was two different gardens .

[@Gail-it4rr]

Please watch our Christmas adverts ❤

[@emily.letsendbslintheuk554]

They would bring most Americans to their knees, especially the drink driving ads 💔

[@jacklomas7773]

Well done family you got through these awful ads. Nice to see family members 😂.

[@Jill-mh2wn]

If you are crying over theses advertisements ,then they haven`t worked . It`s not enough to cry ,you are meant to take note and do something about the problem . Yes ,the ads are old and from the UK but a lot of the conditions are worldwide and still apply.

[@YenellyT]

The last one a,ways makes me cryyyyyy

[@amathans]

“To give the voiceless a voice” That is perfectly said

[@Thoughtsareus]

Omgosh... you guys are so lovely.. so in touch with the pain of suffering..... british reserve in response to this is embarrassing... I always burst into tears or switch over... these ads make you deeply contemplate their but for the grace of G-d

[@Devonshirejackdaw]

Welcome to my childhood Thanks for watching 😊 and taking it seriously

[@annettemoore7264]

Now, while the subject matter is rather serious, THESE REACTIONS kill me sometimes 😂

[@tinadurrell2943]

thank you from England

[@forktruck71]

Great reaction, we all suffer but can help each other.

[@cocobean666ful]

Also apparently as many people die of cancer as people from lack of knowledge of first aid …. Absolutely mind blowing ‼️

[@anitaherbert1037]

Dame( female equivalent of being knighted by The Queen) Emma Thompson A list oscar, Bafta etc. winning British actress plays the victim in the Hellen Bamber trafficking ad.

[@dtsv33]

And does a wonderful job. First time I've seen this ad. Hits you in the gut.

[@jaywalk4446]

To be fair, they were all made to be effective enough on their own, they were not intended to be watched one after another. The Syria one at the end gets me every time, I remember seeing it back at the time, there's a follow up one a out refugees and we treat them.

[@emma24ism]

I'm British, I own several fire alarms I test regularly and even CO2 alarms, fire extinguishers and I turn off the electrics from the switchboard if I leave for the night and no one is at home. I give to charities, I am very anti-war, I know first aid, I drive carefully, I am an advocate for women's rights, and I'm starting to wonder if I've been programmed by British TV!!!

[@jeanettew.fenton6954]

These adverts were made to make you stop and THINK...

[@steviesellers]

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rare, chronic, and terminal neurological disorder that affects the brain and the nervous system .

[@charmaine1884]

Seen some of these before but still crying 😢

[@getupstairstobed]

I think the one in red aged psychologically about 15 years in 18 minutes. She seems beautiful inside and out but a bit naive and innocent, it took a bit too long for number 2 to sink in what it was about.

[@LB-my1ej]

Hard hitting things are necessarily sometimes.

[@AshleyVN]

The 'Tree' one is to get people to do the first aid training or become a full volunteer, the lady was not in the same house, the cancer wone was the same, after surviving cancer the man died because no-one knew first aid... motor neuron disease is to give an example of what i feels like, not what actually happens,

[@mustwereallydothis]

I learned I had cancer two days before Christmas in 2020. I kept it to myself until two days into the new year. If I had the choice, I would never have told my friends and family. I sincerely hope that none of you reading this ever have to inflict that sort of pain on anyone you love.

[@bobbybong1]

Yeah we have some pretty brutal public safety adverts

[@johnkyle2877]

Why doe's the rest of the world avoid PSA's...Were brought up on them!

[@chrislabedzski9076]

Todays adverts as never been as emotional as it was back then, times has changed

[@pamagnolia]

Very, very powerful but necessary to convey the messages. 😢

[@seandonohue6793]

These adverts are upsetting no matter how many times you’ve seen them

[@warrenburroughs3025]

Great, 17 seconds. That's all I had to watch, thanks for saving my time. It's handy that very bad reaction channels feel the need to show the climax at the very beginning because they have no faith that anyone would watch. A preview screams 'we know our reaction is no good'.

[@regd.2263]

The woman fetching her washing from the clothes line wasn't in the same garden as the fallen child.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

It doesn't matter how old you are but sometimes you need a Slap to shake your reality and remind you that things go wrong all the time, That's the purpose of these vids

[@jimbutler4303]

I remember these adds when i was young, yes they where brutal