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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