Going back a bit but remember those ones with John Thomson and Joely Richardson for LTSB? There were a whole series of them and they were really successful for LTSB until John Thomson (of Cold Feet fame) got some rather dodgy press after a bust up with his wife and the ads were promptly dropped by the Bank....

Mark Benton Does The Nationwide Adverts. And Rory McGrath does the friendly voice over for the Nemo Homeowner loan Commercials, although he doesnt tell any jokes! Some of the adverts for First Active are good too.....

The controversy about First Plus using Carol Vorderman for their TV advertising has made me wonder which otehr celebs have appeared in personal finance ads! Phil Tufnell has appeared in ads for Loans.co.uk. There's that Geordie comedian that appears in the great Nationwide TV ads where he says 'new customers only' - what's his name? What do you think is the best personal finance TV ad?