Anthony Head

Actor Anthony Head believes the 80s Gold Blend adverts were just the stimulant needed for his career.

He said: "Normally you only get to do one iconic thing in your career, for me the advert was definitely the one that changed my life.

"It was iconic, it was daring and it changed the face of advertising. The whole idea of actually having a storyline that people hooked into was revolutionary so it was good to be involved in that.

"It certainly opened doors in America which was perfect as I needed to change peoples’ perceptions on me here."

Head went on to star in Buffy, the runaway TV hit with Sarah Michelle Gellar as well as a plum role as the Prime Minister in hit comedy Little Britain.

He was also recently involved in a charity production of the Rocky Horror Show, when it returned to London’s Royal Court Theatre where it first hit the stage in 1973.