'I've Never Seen Star Wars'. Actor Nigel Havers discusses The Smiths and Morrissey

stitchtowear.co.uk ////// Actor Nigel Havers discusses The Smiths and Morrissey. Clip from the TV show 'I've never seen Star Wars' where famous guests try things they have never tried before.

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[OrienteeringBoy]

Fascinating video. I think Marcus Brigstocke is the first person that I have ever seen on TV trying to explain Morrissey to a sceptic in a serious way. I guess most of us just give up as soon as it's apparent that someone 'doesn't get it'.

[henryyydarkkk]

Hes pushing his bike along cos it has a puncture and the 'charming man' pulls up in a car next to him.

How bloody hard can it be?

[johnnyXsniper]

WHAT. how can u not HEARD of the smiths. fair enough not listened to them but not heard of them? im 19 now but iv listened to the smiths since i was maybe 10 and its mad to think someone who would have been around at the time hadnt heard of them

[1ring2rule3pigs]

It sounds to me like they BOTH don't quite get it. Kudos for trying to explain it though, and kudos to Nigel for his back-peddling as soon as he realized his upbringing was from an era long gone.

[wesmatron]

I always took This Charming Man as a story about a poor young man not understanding his place in the world, wondering when nature would make a man of him (ie when would he fancy women), when a charming man turns up and basically says 'Why make life complicated? Get in my car and we'll have fun'...you can read between the lines.

[dangeloso]

i fucking love this. and i love the smiths

[mmyyppaarrttyy]

@reballare you just took my innocence!

[reballare]

@mmyyppaarrttyy Its actually being buggered in the back seat of a gay gentleman's car. Good try though. :-)

[jazzandmint]

I love it when people wander out of their comfort zone and listen to music they normally wouldn't consider. Nigel has my respect not only as a great actor but as an open-minded guy.

[pfalky2k]

smiths + morrissey = a shotgun & two dogs. shotgun to blast the depressive whining shits in the hip to make it easier for the 2 dogs to pull down.

[mmyyppaarrttyy]

to me,"this charming man" is about the promise of a new relationship. the punctured bicycle represents old relationships, old emotions, and the charming man in the charming car represents something new, and fun. of course, morrissey realises that the new relationship will end in the same way.

[LondonNewyork1]

7/10? More like 11/10. The Smiths are amazing. Viva Moz!