…as Colonel Sanders.

Doesn’t his look sum him up. I mean in his face. The smugness. That doesn’t come from the original Colonel Sanders. No that’s the real Gary there.

I remember when it was very looked down upon if a BBC presenter/employee did an Ad. Des Lyman did the obligatory afternoon life insurance or funeral plan ad. But here’s the point – I am pretty sure he had retired when did them. So with Parky. But Gary is a ‘star’ (however reluctantly we are to admit it) and he’s doing these Ads now, prime time. I mean you turn over from Match of the Day and there he is with his crisps. Just something rotten about it.

I mean it’s a long campaign.(not a Liverpool cup run I mean the Walker’s ads) He’s been doing them for years. And being paid handsomely. After being paid handsomely by the BBC.

And the ads themselves are not particularly witty or entertaining.

Yeah what happened to the dignity of the BBC. As I say it was not long ago that doing an ad was frowned upon. But further back even to work in commercial television was seen as rather vulgar.

It seems as if he’s untouchable at the BBC. He can spout his political views (could you imagine Des Lyman doing that?) and make loads more money from doing these ads.
Could it possibly be his left wing views that see him safe? Surely not.

Nominated by: Miles Plastic