Forget John Lewis, forget even M&S’s hunky James Norton effort, this 2014 low-budget ad for Thorne Travel is going wildly viral all over again and it will always be top of our tree

Bit of backstory

Thorne Travel is an independent, multi-award-winning travel agency based in Ayrshire, Scotland, with branches in Kilwinning, Largs, and Prestwick.

Founded in 2009, the agency provides ABTA and ATOL-protected holidays, cruises, and local UK day trips

— DJ Deryn (@derynbrown18) November 9, 2026

Dudes gotta be at least 6ft 5 pic.twitter.com/O8ZPCYwcqY

— Rocky fix (@theYellowRaven) November 9, 2026

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— Matt (@Udders38) November 9, 2026

Those divas shut down the high street, Tui could never!

— Samuel (@samuelnskg) November 9, 2026

Scottish hen do meets Star Trek

— Marco Van Bastard (@itsmarcroberts) November 9, 2026

No but immediately stop what you're doing and watch this absolute fever dream, please. https://t.co/Ch1V1bUN1X

— Lis (@NeonHooligan) November 8, 2026

I love how it keeps doing cutaways and then goes back to the random footage of women walking for no clear reason https://t.co/HE1yGQlVvb

— Emily 👁️✨💚 (@AstralKosmos_) November 9, 2026

I’ve had a monstrous hangover all day but the cry-laughing I’ve been doing for the last 10 minutes has fair lifted my mood 😂 Kilwinning never looked more beautiful 🤣 https://t.co/B1Gv4Ba4T1

— Glesga_keelie 🎗️ (@FranklyGaslit) November 8, 2026

I thought this peaked when I saw the captain’s costume and then the stuntman arrived https://t.co/ZrVZCFUhOg

— Sarah (@SarahDuggers) November 9, 2026