Fans of Downton Abbey know how Lord Grantham dotes on his dog, to the point of excluding everyone else. Richard E. Grant had eyes for his wife, but before they traded blows Lord Grantham seemed more concerned with the other man trying to win the affections of his dog, Isis. And when Edith wanted to adopt her own daughter from the famer couple, Isis got sick, and Lord Grantham was too occupied to think much on the situation.
So I thought it might be fun for a dog food ad to show some Lord Grantham type doting on his dog, ignoring everyone else, and not noticing scandals, like babies out of wedlock and murderous butlers, his wife leaving him, etc., all playing out right behind him as he lavishes attention on his dog. And then the announcer says: “We know you love your dogs! So treat them like they matter the most to you, by feeding them (whatever brand of) dog food!”
