Trying to persuade a non-fan to start watching Star Wars before The Force Awakens comes out?

Just show them this classic clip from the fourth season of BBC Two’s political comedy series The Thick of It and you’ll have them on board in no time.

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The hilarious scene sees Malcolm Tucker (Capaldi) attempting to describe Star Wars to Ollie (Chris Addison) as “the one about the space hairdresser and the cowboy… he’s got a tin foil pal and a pedal bin.”

(Warning: The clip is probably not safe for work if your speakers are on!)