Collaborations

Sir Richard Branson and Shaun Williamson co-star in Virgin Trains campaign


25 11 2019

Virgin Trains founder Sir Sir Richard Branson has released the #FinalWhistle video campaign to bid farewell to the West Coast Mainline, co-starring celebrities including actor Shaun Williamson, former footballer and pundit Chris Kamara, and drag queen Anna Phylactic.

The stars join Virgin's staff lip-syncing to the iconic (I’ve Had) The Time of my Life from Dirty Dancing, marking the final weeks of the Virgin Trains franchise, ending December 8, and Branson commented 'We’ve had the time of our life serving our customers and wanted to celebrate the fun we have had with them since 1997'.

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