November has only just begun and already the Christmas floodgates have opened, with shops across the country now filled with festive merchandise.

Burberry has kickstarted the Christmas advertising battle, releasing a lavish three-minute clip earlier this week titled “The Tale of Thomas Burberry”.

Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia - who directed last year’s Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy - the clip stars Domhnall Gleeson as the titular character, Dominic West as polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, and Sienna Miller as Burberry’s love interest.

Lily James - the current face of Burberry - also stars in the clip as the fictional character Betty Dawson, based on the female record-breaking pilot Betty Kirby-Green.

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Speaking to WWD, she said: “I want there to be a full movie. And with the amount of footage we shot, I’m sure they could have made a film. We invested in the characters, and it was shot like a normal film.”

The actor isn’t the only person wanting a feature-length film based on the short: numerous Tweeters have spoken about their wish for the rest of the footage to be released.