The new UK-specific TV ad will run through summer and deliver the same honesty and humour as the campaign that has captured the attention of the nation over the last month.

In the new ad Danish actor Mikkelsen confesses that “in the UK, Carlsberg pursued being the biggest, not the best and the beer suffered”. After enjoying a pint of new Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Mads hints at what happened to the person responsible for the old beer in the UK.

Liam Newton, vice president of marketing, Carlsberg UK, said: "At Carlsberg UK, we lost our way. We focused on brewing quantity, not quality; we became one of the cheapest, not the best. In order to live up to our promise of being ‘probably the best beer in the world’, we had to brew a better one. So we’ve completely rebrewed Carlsberg from head to hop in order to create a crisper, fuller flavour."

“The aim of our marketing campaign is to get consumers to try our new Carlsberg Danish Pilsner and drive re-appraisal of the brand in the UK. It’s been great to see the reaction so far, and we hope drinkers will respond to the humour of our new TV ad, starring Mads Mikkelsen, by trying Carlsberg Danish Pilsner this summer.”

The new 30 second Carlsberg Danish Pilsner advert debuts on UK television screens on Thursday 23rd May during Hatton Garden on ITV and will run throughout the summer on TV and digital channels. A 50 second version, will premier during Gogglebox on Channel 4 on Friday, 24th May.

New Carlsberg Danish Pilsner can be found in on and off-trade outlets across the UK now.