Man on the Moon
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The story
Why it stays with you
A girl looking through her telescope spots an old man living alone on the moon, and keeps trying until she finds a way to get a present up to him.
It ran alongside an Age UK appeal about loneliness in later life, and the story is built around that: a small act of noticing someone, rather than a big reveal.
Deals with loneliness in older age. Made alongside an Age UK appeal.
First shown 6 November 2015. Video availability may change.
The song behind the story
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Half the World Away
Performed by Aurora.
Cover of Oasis
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Behind the advert
Agency
adam&eveDDB
Credits & sources
- Brand
- John Lewis
- Year
- 2015
- Cut
- Full film
- Running time
- 2 min 11
- Shown
- Online and television
- Territory
- UK
- First shown
- 6 November 2015
- Agency
- adam&eveDDB
- John Lewis, official YouTube upload (opens in a new tab) · checked 27 September 2026
- Marketing Week, launch coverage (6 November 2015) (opens in a new tab) · checked 27 September 2026
- Marketing Week, sales uplift after the launch (opens in a new tab) · checked 27 September 2026
Record updated 28 September 2026.