John Lewis Christmas Ad Stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Glamorous Granny
The retailer launches its 20th festive campaign featuring the actress and a talking toy dog named Pickles.
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 3 Nov 2026. The Guardian Business published first, on 3 November at 00:01 UTC; NME followed 10h 06m later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 3 November at 10:07 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Culture (major outlet), NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian BusinessJohn Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt
- The Guardian CultureThe 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert is here – and it’s Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles the evil AI overlord puppy!
- NMESam Fender soundtracks 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert with cover of The Rolling Stones’ ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- The 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert is here – and it’s Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles the evil AI overlord puppy! The Guardian Culture ·
- John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt The Guardian Business ·
- Sam Fender soundtracks 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert with cover of The Rolling Stones’ ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ NME
In this story
- John Lewis
- Kristin Scott Thomas