Andrew Marr and Boris Johnson rile sci-fi fans by suggesting Patrick Stewart was in Star Wars

Nerds of the internet exploded into a collective wail of frustration on Sunday morning after Andrew Marr and Boris Johnson mistakenly referred to Patrick Stewart as an alum of Star Wars rather than Star Trek. 

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On BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show, the host introduced his guest – who was on the show as a spokesperson for the People’s Vote, a group campaigning for a public vote on the final Brexit deal when it is agreed by the government – as “Sir Patrick Stewart, known for X-Men and Star Wars”.

However, as we know, Stewart is best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. And, subsequently, for several Picard-based memes.

And that wasn’t the end of it – later on, Marr’s second guest, Boris Johnson, referred to Stewart as having “something to do with Star Wars”. As Stewart’s segment was pre-recorded, he wasn’t in-studio to correct the error, but there were plenty of fans on Twitter who were quite keen to do so.

Andrew marr just said sir patrick Stewart was famous for X-Men and starwars….. this is a serious show about politics…. pic.twitter.com/9UmOBORvsY

— inkedstag (@AdamPhoenixx) April 15, 2018

Captain. @BorisJohnson just said you were in Star Wars. #Marr pic.twitter.com/OsEpAoJL59

— Terry Stickney (@stixson) April 15, 2018

Andrew Marr on @BBCNews just now:
"Sir Patrick Stewart, known for X-Men and STAR WARS"

Nerds:
"Nnooooooo!!!"

— Sim????️n | Poet (@iSimonFiction) April 15, 2018

@BorisJohnson on the Andrew Marr show saying Patrick Stewart was in STAR WARS ????????‍♂️????????‍♂️

— Simon Banks (@SiBanksy) April 15, 2018

Patrick Stewart was in Star Trek not Star Wars folks #bbcbreakfast #andrewmarr

— Phantom Flan Flinger esquire (@flinger_flan) April 15, 2018

@SirPatStew according to the beeb (Andrew marr) you were in Star Wars. I missed it! What part were you? I must add this piece of trivia to my “dating repertoire” ????. Xx

— nikola dewick (@DewickNikola) April 15, 2018

Andrew Marr this morning : @BorisJohnson was doing so well until he mentioned @SirPatStew and #StarWars in the same sentence#Marr

— Darran Summerfield (@DarranSF) April 15, 2018

“To boldly go” is Star Trek, not Star Wars Boris, as every nerd in the country is screaming at you now. #marr

— David Shoare (@davidshoare) April 15, 2018

Let this be a lesson to any broadcasters planning on interviewing Stewart during his current political campaign: hell hath no fury like a sci-fi fan scorned.

The Andrew Marr Show airs Sundays on BBC1