provided by Brian Glover. He was later replaced by former Emmerdale star Bobby Knutt, while Sunburns George Layton is the voice of Sidney. The Tetley Tea Folk were at No. 40 in Channel 4's 100 Greatest TV Ads. The end of the Tetley Tea Folk In 2001, Tetley released a statement: "As part of an overall review of the marketing of the Tetley Tea brand in the United Kingdom, we are re examining our Advertising Agency arrangements. We cannot speculate on what changes this may lead to, and cannot say at this stage how it might affect the use of the Tea Folk in the future." The Tea Folk were eventually replaced with a more modern campaign, aimed at recruiting young tea drinkers. In July 2002, Tetley announced sales fell dramatically due to axing the Tea Folk. Return On 30 June 2010, by now a nine-year absence, it was announced that the Tetley Tea Folk were to be reintroduced, in a bid to reclaim the title of Britain's Best Tea Brand from PG Tips. The first advert was shown on 20 September 2010, during the broadcast of Coronation Street. It showed an employee of Tetley spilling some Tetley tea, which caused the Tea Folk to wake from their decade of sleep. The second advert, shown in October, showed the Tea Folk exploring the factory, to the general awe of the factory's workers. They remark on how far Tetley has come, with introductions of product lines such as Red bush, Green and Extra Strong tea. Their latest advert in April 2011 promoted the Red bush variety. On 25 January 2014, after a four-year break, the tea folk returned, this time in CGI form, where they inadvertently averted an invasion of aliens by giving them tea. In an advert in December 2014, it featured Gaffer, Sydney and Tina getting caught up in a medieval battle, but are able to stop the battle by giving everyone tea. In a later advert, Gaffer sings about how many British events (such as Winston Churchill, rock and roll and the Spirit of '66) would never have happened without tea. Characters Gaffer Gaffer and Tetley go back a long way. He has worked his way up from Tea Boy to become the boss of the Tetley Tea Folk. He first appeared as the star of the very first Tea Folk advert in 1973. He is a bit