'Re-discovered' oven chips film gets TV airing

A long-forgotten short film to mark the launch of oven chips 25 years ago will finally get a nationwide airing this weekend. Food manufacturer McCain made the film in 1979 when the chips, then an innovation, first went on sale.

The film featured former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton speculating about what the future may hold. It was only designed to be screened internally to staff at McCain as a way to mark the launch and never received a wider audience.

But while preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of oven chips, the company was reminded of its existence. It launched an appeal in the local newspaper in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, where the product is made, for anyone who had a copy of the film buried away.

Their wishes came true when a former employee at the McCain plant in the town came forward. The three-and-a-half minute film has been digitally remastered and will be shown in its entirety during the commercial break of Coronation Street on Sunday.

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