Bacteria!

Well, thank the lord, at long last there’s a new Yakult advert. Perhaps the third in the trilogy, though hopefully the series will run and run. Lovely Mel from Family Affairs (who went on the record during the summer stating that she will never do an advert again) has now ventured into Bacteria Man’s flat, along with a similarly aloof but good-hearted pal. The flat is of course decorated in retro-seventies green, and Mr Bacteria has his usual geek haircut and tanktop to extenuate the fact that despite his evident geekiness, he’s also quite trendy in an unknowing way. Bizarrely, his flatmate is stood in the lounge in his just a pair of Y-fronts, much to Mel and Kim’s (as we shall from this moment call her) alarm - though to be fair he carries this off nicely. Finally, a third guy turns up (I forget the name), who is also big into bacteria-based drinks, and despite his Swampy-goes-to-H&M appearance, the girls swoon. Which leaves me worrying for Bacteria Man - when will Mel see that they are meant to be together? Will her social climbing snobbery prevent her from realised he is the only probiotic-drink swiller for her? Let’s all hope that the next advert feature some sort of bacteria-friendly engagement or marriage. Though we must not forget the last time Mel got married, a gas leak resulted in her and her entire family perishing…