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
1:01
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
192.9K views4 months ago
FacebookNostalgia TV
Hamlet Cigars - Car Wash - 1980s | Classic British TV and Cinema adverts
0:31
Hamlet Cigars - Car Wash - 1980s | Classic British TV and Cinema adverts
6K viewsNov 17, 2019
FacebookClassic British TV and Cinema adverts
Hamlet Cigar Ads Compilation (1966-1997)
9:02
Hamlet Cigar Ads Compilation (1966-1997)
16.8K viewsJun 15, 2015
YouTubeStuart McNair
Classic Hamlet cigar advert from 1984
0:54
Classic Hamlet cigar advert from 1984
672 viewsMar 6, 2022
YouTubeSimply Cool Videos
Hamlet Cigar Ad 1984 - Sir Walter Raleigh
0:54
Hamlet Cigar Ad 1984 - Sir Walter Raleigh
177.1K viewsJun 12, 2007
YouTubeCal McCrystal
Gregor Fisher aka Rab C Nesbitt in that Hamlet Commercial HD
1:17
Gregor Fisher aka Rab C Nesbitt in that Hamlet Commercial HD
53.4K viewsSep 27, 2018
YouTubeVaudeville Funtimes
Classic TV Adverts: Rab C Nesbitt's Hamlet Cigar Advert
1:42
Classic TV Adverts: Rab C Nesbitt's Hamlet Cigar Advert
13.4K viewsMar 21, 2023
TikTokletstakeatriptopast
6:02
Hamlet Cigar Adverts - The Story Behind (+ Ads)
4.3K viewsMay 14, 2015
YouTubeScallywagsTV2
0:34
Hamlet Cigars Advert (1984)
135.5K viewsNov 21, 2010
YouTubechaoreturnsforgood76
0:46
A day of Hamlet ads! Here's Brian Glover with his pools coupon in 1978 #70snostalgia #tv #advert #funnytiktok #pools #coupons #brianglover #nostalgia #nostalgiawizard #funnytiktokvideos #footballtiktok #soccertiktok | Nostalgia Wizard
16.5K views5 months ago
FacebookNostalgia Wizard
0:43
Hamlet Mild Cigar Advert (unaired) featuring a Dalek
529 viewsJan 26, 2025
YouTubeTheBigDaddyDReviews1
0:28
Hamlet Cigars Vintage British TV Advert
26.1K viewsFeb 18, 2017
YouTubebelfast jack
0:28
Hamlet Cigars, 1989
67.4K views1 month ago
x.comClassic Ads
1:03
Hamlet Cigars - Farewell (1999, UK)
26.8K viewsFeb 7, 2012
YouTubeThe Hall of Advertising
0:31
Hamlet 1979
1.8K viewsOct 8, 2009
YouTubeharibokey
0:42
Hamlet Cigar Advert Commercial With Vauxhall Cresta PA 1980's
12.9K viewsNov 8, 2009
YouTube172rob
0:32
Hamlet Cigars - Columbus (1979, UK)
28.9K viewsFeb 12, 2018
YouTubeThe Hall of Advertising
World’s best ads ever #64: Hamlet brings happiness with single-shot slapstick spot
6 months ago
thedrum.com
0:39
Good memories of these Hamlet cigar ads
748 views5 months ago
YouTubeSomewhere Over There Nostalgia
0:49
Hamlet Ad - Gates of Heaven
36.6K viewsMay 11, 2009
YouTubeToby Horry
0:47
Hamlet Cigars advert 1977
4.3K viewsJun 21, 2020
YouTubeMartin Potter
22:22
More Hamlet Cigars Adverts
112.1K viewsJul 8, 2013
YouTubeClassics and Adverts UK
1:03
Hamlet ad gregor fisher
8.8K viewsFeb 22, 2015
YouTubesunfromabove
0:32
Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet
149.4K viewsJun 26, 2006
YouTubeexpn0w
0:38
Hamlet Cigar Adverts
83.2K viewsOct 27, 2006
YouTubeBorgCymru
0:45
Hamlet Cigars - Launderette (1966-68, UK)
110 viewsNov 13, 2022
YouTubeLuketheFortune
0:41
Hamlet Cigars Advert
53.4K viewsDec 4, 2007
YouTubePikerAds
0:40
Castella Cigars Advert **Russ Abbot**
916 viewsSep 24, 2019
YouTubeArchive Oddball
30:13
Happiness is a Cigar Called Hamlet: Willie Rushton's Guide to the Classic Ads (VHS)
274 viewsNov 27, 2024
YouTubeMemory Keep
40:00
The Strangest VHS Of All Time...? | Hamlet: The Video
17.4K viewsApr 6, 2025
YouTubeAdam Martyn
See more
Static thumbnail place holder