Monkey hits the big screen

Britain’s favourite knitted chimp boldly goes where no monkey has gone before in ‘A Tale of Two Continents’, a romp through the history of tea. Monkey’s breathtaking performance takes the audience on an intriguing journey from ancient China to the modern day, right up to the Rainforest Alliance Certification of PG Tips tea suppliers.

Excelling in his transition from your humble front room to the silver screen, Monkey stars as Shennong, legendary Emperor of China, a captain of a tea clipper and an intrepid jungle explorer…and most other roles, in fact. All this in a bid to inform his fellow tea drinkers about the intricacies of the much loved cuppa and what the Rainforest Alliance Certification really means.

‘A Tale of Two Continents’ is coming to a cinema near you from Friday 21st March to Thursday 10th April 2008. The five-minute blockbuster will run before the family films The Spiderwick Chronicles, Horton Hears A Who, Gameplan and Hannah Montana.

And for those of you careless enough to miss this tour de force, you’re in luck. Being the generous type, Monkey is giving away a special edition DVD and movie souvenir tea towel on packs of PG tips throughout April.

Of his time on set Monkey sighed, ‘it was the best of times, it was the worst of times… but if an artiste has to kiss the leading lady to get his message across, then so be it.’

The Rainforest Alliance is an independent, international non-profit NGO that works with individuals, communities and companies whose livelihoods depend on the land to reduce environmental impacts and increase social and economic benefits. The Rainforest Alliance pioneered the practice of setting standards and certifying well-managed forests nearly 20 years ago, and developed comprehensive principles and standards for sustainable agriculture shortly thereafter.

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