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'''Gerald Westerby''', also known as '''Jerry Westerby''', is a [[fictional character]] created by [[John le Carré]], and is a major figure in le Carré's ''[[Smiley Versus Karla]]'' trilogy. The second installation of which, ''[[The Honourable Schoolboy]]'', is named after Westerby. |
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'''[[The_Honourable#Entitlement|The Honourable]] (Clive) Gerald Westerby''',<ref>John Le Carre and the Cold War, Toby Manning, Bloomsbury, 2018, p. 141</ref><ref>Corridors of Deceit: The World of John le Carré, Peter Wolfe, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1987, p. 225</ref> or '''Jerry Westerby''', is a fictional character created by spy novelist [[John le Carré]]. He first appeared in ''[[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy]]'' (1974), and is the titular figure in ''[[The Honourable Schoolboy]]'' (1977). |
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Son of [[British nobility|ennobled]] newspaper magnate Samuel ("Sambo") Westerby, who died leaving little wealth,<ref>Understanding John Le Carré, John L. Cobbs, p. 130</ref><ref>“No-Men in this No-Man’s Land”: British State, Nation and Political Enemy in John le Carre’s 1960s and 1970s Cold-War Novels, Toby Manning, 2015, p. 185</ref> Westerby, a former cricketer and international sports [[journalist]], is an "occasional" asset of [[MI6|British intelligence]] ("the Circus"). He was initially recruited by [[George Smiley]], for whom he holds great respect. In ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', he is approached by Smiley regarding information concerning the betrayal of [[Jim Prideaux]] on an assignment in Czechoslovakia. In ''The Honourable Schoolboy'', Westerby is recalled from his semi-retirement in Italy and despatched to [[Hong Kong]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Westerby is a former cricketer and sports journalist who is also an occasional asset of the Circus. It appears he was initially recruited by [[George Smiley]] and it was Smiley who recalled him from an Italian idyll gone wrong and despatched him to Indochina and Operation Dolphin, leading him to exceed his brief in [[Hong Kong]], where he eventually meets his demise. |
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==Portrayals== |
==Portrayals== |
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Westerby was played by [[Joss Ackland]] in the [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (miniseries)|1979 television adaptation]] of ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy''.<ref name=imdb>https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008202759/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18 |date=2016-10-08 }} {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Played by [[Stephen Graham]] in the [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|2011 film adaptation]], his role in the plot was amalgamated with that of Sam Collins from the novel.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t14 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008202756/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t14 |date=2016-10-08 }} {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Hugh Bonneville]] played the role of Westerby in the [[BBC Radio 4]] dramatisation of the [[John le Carré]] novel ''The Honourable Schoolboy'', first broadcast in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00q0h3y |accessdate=26 October 2013 |publisher=BBC |title=The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 2: The Honourable Schoolboy}}</ref> |
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Westerby was played by [[Joss Ackland]] in the [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (miniseries)|1979 television serial]] based on the novel.<ref name=imdb>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18</ref> In the [[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film)|2011 film adaptation]], he was played by [[Stephen Graham (actor)|Stephen Graham]], where his given story is that of Sam Collins.<ref name=imdb /> |
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Revision as of 19:50, 2 June 2024
The Honourable (Clive) Gerald Westerby,[1][2] or Jerry Westerby, is a fictional character created by spy novelist John le Carré. He first appeared in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974), and is the titular figure in The Honourable Schoolboy (1977).
Son of ennobled newspaper magnate Samuel ("Sambo") Westerby, who died leaving little wealth,[3][4] Westerby, a former cricketer and international sports journalist, is an "occasional" asset of British intelligence ("the Circus"). He was initially recruited by George Smiley, for whom he holds great respect. In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, he is approached by Smiley regarding information concerning the betrayal of Jim Prideaux on an assignment in Czechoslovakia. In The Honourable Schoolboy, Westerby is recalled from his semi-retirement in Italy and despatched to Hong Kong.
Portrayals
Westerby was played by Joss Ackland in the 1979 television adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.[5] Played by Stephen Graham in the 2011 film adaptation, his role in the plot was amalgamated with that of Sam Collins from the novel.[6]
Hugh Bonneville played the role of Westerby in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the John le Carré novel The Honourable Schoolboy, first broadcast in January 2010.[7]
References
- ^ John Le Carre and the Cold War, Toby Manning, Bloomsbury, 2018, p. 141
- ^ Corridors of Deceit: The World of John le Carré, Peter Wolfe, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1987, p. 225
- ^ Understanding John Le Carré, John L. Cobbs, p. 130
- ^ “No-Men in this No-Man’s Land”: British State, Nation and Political Enemy in John le Carre’s 1960s and 1970s Cold-War Novels, Toby Manning, 2015, p. 185
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18 Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t14 Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine [user-generated source]
- ^ "The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 2: The Honourable Schoolboy". BBC. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
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