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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tina Campbell

Watch John Lewis 2022 Christmas ad shining a light on children in care

John Lewis has used its Christmas advert to raise awareness of children in care with the story of a middle-aged man learning to skateboard before welcoming a young teenager into the family home.

The 90-second ad, entitled The Beginner and set to a cover of Blink-182’s All The Small Things by US artist Mike Geier, shows the man as he struggles painfully to master skateboarding in the build-up to Christmas.

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