Olivia Colman channels London in Burberry’s latest campaign
By James Herring on Monday, October 13, 2025
Burberry’s newest campaign leans into character for “It’s Always Burberry Weather.”
The British heritage label tapped Oscar-winner Olivia Colman to play a chip shop worker, a cricket fan, a street busker and a tourist guide, each captured with dry wit and affection.
The short films follow wide-eyed tourists played by fashion regulars like Amelia Gray, Liu Wen, and Tyson Beckford as they navigate a stylised London in trench coats and curious wonder.
Directed by Shakespeare in Love’s John Madden and produced in-house, the films extend Burberry’s ongoing repositioning under chief creative officer Daniel Lee.
“Each film celebrates just a few of the many characters you’ll encounter in London,” said Lee, whose interpretation of Britishness often leans into the offbeat and eccentrically nostalgic.
It’s a carefully constructed love letter to both London and Burberry’s past, with cinematic storytelling done with a uniquely British bent.