Local actor stars in popular Christmas advert

Tom Briggs, of Worsbrough, is the dad in the advert - The Go Kart - which has won acclaim with many saying that it has outclassed big budget adverts by the likes of John Lewis, Tesco and Sainsbury’s this year.

It is the official Christmas advert by Yorkshire videography company Sam Teale Productions and the small business has been praised for its emotional look at the festive season amid the backdrop of the cost of living crisis.

Tom plays a struggling dad who has lost his wife and is fighting to make ends meet for the sake of his young son.

It starts with the little boy telling his barber that ‘Santa’s poorly’ this year and the dad is then seen cooking for his son with just a glass of water for himself.

He puts his son to bed before breaking down in tears after turning the heating and lights off and donning his coat to save on energy costs.

During a visit to his wife’s grave, he is reminded of them as children playing with a homemade go kart, giving him the idea of making his son a go kart which he gives him on Christmas morning.

The ad finishes with the father and son visiting the graveyard and the little boy wishing his mum a merry Christmas.

The message ‘the magic of Christmas is made, not bought’ then appears on screen.

Thousands of messages of praise have been posted on Facebook with many saying the advert had brought them to tears and is definitely the best advert of the festive season.