After KFC's Chicken Shortage, the Colonel Comes to UK Ads for the First Time in 40 Years

Mother London revives Harland Sanders to clean up the mess

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It looks like something straight out of a dystopian horror flick, but any trepidation evaporates as soon as the Colonel emerges in a “blaze of herbs and spices” in this latest spot by KFC U.K.

Colonel Sanders is back in the UK for the first time in 40 years.

It’s a fitting return for the icon who has not been spotted in the U.K. in 40 years.

“The Colonel’s back, and it’s about time, too,” said Meghan Farren, CMO for KFC U.K.

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