The PG Tips chimpanzee adverts ran from 1956 to 2001, creating the longest-running TV campaign in British history. The advertisements featured real chimpanzees dressed in human clothing, performing everyday domestic scenarios as the "Tipps family." They were voiced by celebrated actors including Peter Sellers, Bob Monkhouse, and members of the Carry On films cast. The campaign became so successful that it catapulted PG Tips to first place in the British tea market. The remarkable woman behind th

The life story of the “beloved” chimpanzee star of a series of PG Tips adverts in the 1970s has been revealed in a new study. Choppers, a Western Chimpanzee, played Grandmother Ada Lott in the well-known advertisements when she was still a juvenile. She had been rescued from poachers in Sierra Leone at just six weeks old, before being brought to the UK. #stvnews #scotland #choppers #pgtips | STV News

Classic PG tips advert | Growing up in the 1960's 70's

PG Tips with Ashley Walters, Ezra Collective by Sir Steve McQueen. It's Not Just Tea, It's Progress. | PG tips