The original *Hamlet* cigar advert featuring Rob C Nesbit in a photo booth became one of Britain’s most memorable TV commercials. It followed a man struggling to take a passport photo, only for everything to go wrong—until he lights a Hamlet cigar and relaxes, with Bach’s *Air on a G String* playing gently in the background. It captured a dry, understated humour that resonated with the public. Rob C Nesbit wasn’t a professional actor. He was a commercial artist who had never appeared on screen b
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The original *Hamlet* cigar advert featuring Rob C Nesbit in a photo booth became one of Britain’s most memorable TV commercials. It followed a man struggling to take a passport photo, only for everything to go wrong—until he lights a Hamlet cigar and relaxes, with Bach’s *Air on a G String* playing gently in the background. It captured a dry, understated humour that resonated with the public. Rob C Nesbit wasn’t a professional actor. He was a commercial artist who had never appeared on screen b
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The Hamlet cigar adverts from the 1970s and 1980s were a long-running series of British television commercials known for their dry humour and the famous line, “Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet.” Each ad showed someone in a moment of failure or frustration, followed by calm acceptance as they lit a cigar. One of the most memorable featured Father Christmas, who watched helplessly as his reindeer flew off without him because he hadn’t hooked up his sleigh properly. The Father Christmas advert wa
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