10 Times Doctor Who Appeared Where You'd Least Expect

6. In An Advert For Smoking Products

Hamlet cigar advert smoking Dalek Doctor Who
Japan Tobacco

Along with the TARDIS and the Doctor themselves, the Daleks are right up there with the show's most iconic elements, so it does make sense that certain companies might want to license them for use in their advertising materials.

But even so, the sight of a Dalek whipping out a packet of cigars, lighting one with its laser, and proceeding to smoke the damn thing definitely isn't something you'd expect to see outside of a bizarre fever dream.

And yet, here we are. This truly bonkers TV ad was created by Hamlet to market its cigars, but ultimately, it was exterminated, and it never made it to air.

Though the Daleks are obviously evil little gits, you have to question the logic behind connecting a family show with an adult product in the first place.

What next, Sontarans selling condoms?

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!