As John Lewis Christmas adverts go, this year’s much-anticipated festive helping is a much quieter and subtle approach to their usual Hollywood-esque production. Gone are the snow machines, aliens and multi-million pound star guests - in its place is the simple story about a soon-to-be foster dad and daughter.
Piano keys chime with an unusual rendition of Blink 182’s All The Small Things, gruffly crooned by Atlanta-based singer Mike Geier, in the background as a woman speaks on the phone.
“Yeah, we can’t wait,” she tells the other person on the end of the phone as her husband walks in. “We’re really excited.”
