The Honourable Schoolboy - Characters

Characters

The Circus

  • The Hon. Jerry Westerby — a reporter, and occasional SIS secret agent.
  • George Smiley — (temporary) Chief of the Circus.
  • Peter Guillam — Circus “cupbearer” to Smiley.
  • Fawn - Smiley's factotum
  • Connie Sachs — chief Moscow-gazer.
  • Doc di Salis — head China-watcher.
  • Molly Meakin — skilful, junior staff; a pretty Circus girl who catches Peter Guillam’s eye.
  • Sam Collins — an "old Circus" field officer, formerly based in Vientiane, Laos. Codename: "Mellon."
  • Stubbs — Westerby’s managing editor at the newspaper.

The Steering Committee (authorising further operations after the Ko bank account papers are obtained)

  • Oliver Lacon — Circus watchdog from the Cabinet Office
  • Roddy Martindale — of the Foreign Office, the scourge of the Circus.
  • Saul Enderby — of the Foreign Office, was ambassador to Indonesia; the chief pundit on South East Asia; future chief of the Circus.
  • Wilbraham — of the Colonial Office.
  • Pretorius — of the Security Service.
  • The Welsh Hammer — a Treasury banker.

Other characters

  • Ann — Smiley’s unfaithful wife.
  • Peter Worthington — the husband Elizabeth Worthington abandoned.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Pelling - Elizabeth Worthington's parents
  • Mrs. Matthews - unofficial widow of Control
  • Mr. Hibbert - as a missionary in Shanghai, knew Drake Ko and his brother Nelson
  • Martello - head of CIA London office
  • Murphy - Martello's assistant
  • Tiny Ricardo - Mexican frontman for Indocharter Vientiane S.A.
  • Elizabeth Worthington, alias Lizzie, alias Lizzie Ricardo, alias Liese Worth - first, common-law wife of Tiny Ricardo; then, mistress of Drake Ko
  • Charlie Marshall - sometime business partner of Tiny Ricardo
  • Luke - Californian journalist in Hong Kong
  • Big Moo - local journalistic jargon for the governor of Hong Kong
  • Rockhurst ("The Rocker") - Superintendent of Police in Hong Kong
  • William Craw - an aging journalist, working for British Intelligence
  • Jake Chiu - Luke's landlord, a real-estate entrepreneur
  • Major Tufty Thesinger - Erstwhile SIS Head of Station, Hong Kong
  • Frost - works at a Hong Kong bank, is used by Westerby
  • Drake Ko - Hong Kong Fat Cat, receiving US$25K a month from the Soviets
  • Nelson Ko - Drake's brother; also the name of Drake's deceased son
  • Tiu - Ko's assistant
  • Arpego - wealthy Filipino, friend of Ko
  • Phoebe Wayfarer - half-English, half-Chinese agent for Brit Intel
  • Sally Cale - art faker, illicit bullion dealer, occasional heroin trafficker, business partner or employee of Ko, introduced Liese to him
  • Keller - veteran journalist whom Westerby meets in Phnom Penh
  • Lorraine - American journalist in Phnom Penh

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