DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH DANILO TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME WITH DANILO AT PG LIVE THIS YEAR, WITH THEIR FANTASTIC ARRAY OF FAMILIAR RETRO HUMOUR GREETINGS CARD AND GIFT WRAP RANGES. Building upon the previous success of Ladybird Books for Grown Ups and Enid Blyton’s Famous Five, Danilo are showcasing some new additions this year at PG Live. Targeting the ever-popular retro market, new card and wrap designs have been developed for nostalgic British comedies such as Dad’s Army, Allo Allo, Are You Being Served as well as for hit sitcom Friends and popular doll brand Sindy. These licensed ranges allow you take a humorous trip down memory lane with prevalent TV Shows and Toy brands of the 1970’, 80’s and 90’s.
DAD’S ARMY
Voted as one of Britain’s best sitcoms, this classic comedy series based on the Home Guard ran for nine series between 1968-1977, gaining audiences of 18 million viewers and it is still shown worldwide today. Dad’s Army has a fun and cross-generational appeal that has been key to its popularity and longevity. Danilo are excited to be adding this renowned title to their greetings card collection.
Launched in 1963 as the main rival to Barbie, Sindy was the bestselling toy in the late te 60’s and early 70’s. Now it is a popular nostalgic brand and recently featured in the “Thelma and Louise” uise” inspired Money Supermarket Advert. Aimed at adult females, the new card range will feature a selection tion of humorous captions and classic Sindy imagery. gery.
IT AIN’T HALF HOTT MUM
Set in India, this BBC television sitcom follows a Royal Artillery concert rt party during the last few months of thee second world war and was broadcast on BBC 1 between 1974 and 1981. Incorporating rporating fun catchphrases, characters and nd imagery from the show, It Aint Half Hot Mum will be another entertaining taining addition to Danilo’s range.
ALLO ALLO
Running from 1982-1992, Allo Allo was a popular TV show set in a small-town all-town café in Nouvion, German-occupied upied France during the Second World rld War. This laugh-out-loud British comedy edy lends itself well to a humour card range, ge, due to its playful accents, distinctive catchphrases atchphrases and notable light-hearted entertaining rtaining nature. The humour greeting card ard range will feature the ever popular characters haracters from the show such as Rene, Yvette vette and Officer Crabtree.
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ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
Developed by the same producer of Allo Allo and Dad’s Army, Are You Being Served was a popular TV show which ran from 1972-1985 and follows the misadventures and mishaps of staff in the clothing department of the ‘Grace Brothers’ London Store. Renowned for strong key characters such as Mr Humphries and Mrs Slocombe, the new greetings card range will look to incorporate the cheekiness and parody the show was famous for.
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Set between 1959 and 1960 inn Essex, this TV series immortalised ed the popular British Holiday Camp mp culture of that time. Winning a BAFTA, gaining huge audiences es and even becoming a stage show has seen ‘Hi-de-Hi’ become ome one of the most popular, loved British TV properties. Danilo’s new range will feature the iconic ic characters, catchphrases and imagery magery associated with this comedy hit.t.
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