Upon his father's death, Jerry learned that he was penniless but continues to pretend otherwise in order to protect his father's reputation as well as his own. Like the Honourable Schoolboy, Brodick soon comes face to face with the dirty side of intelligence work. The film was released in September 2011. In lieu of flowers please make memorial contribution in Jerry’s name to Parkinson’s Research or to Children’s Hospital in Denver. John le Carrs Karla trilogy is arguably one of the best spy novel series ever written. Jerry Westerby is the son of a famous newspaper magnate and a journalist in his own right. Hello, Misses Smiley? https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t18, https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0113470/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t14, "The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy, Book 2: The Honourable Schoolboy", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerald_Westerby&oldid=972186285, Characters in British novels of the 20th century, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 August 2020, at 17:27. In the course of this Westerby travels in and out of war-torn Vietnam, Ricardo tries to kill Westerby, and two of his colleagues in Hong Kong are murdered. Jerry Westerby – the “Schoolboy” of the title – gets caught in a firefight: Ahead of them, Jerry could hear the sound of automatic fire, M16s and AK47s mixed. The Honourable Jerry Westerby, cast in the same mould, is holed up in deepest. Jerry Westerby in The Honourable Schoolboy, the second volume of John Le Carre's The Quest for Karla trilogy. Off-the-cuff I think your assessment is correct, yes--Smiley was put in a position of having to seal Jerry's fate. Gerald Westerby, or Jerry Westerby, is a fictional character created by John le Carré, and is the titular figure in The Honourable Schoolboy. I find it somewhat paced unevenly; slow and painful in the middle and then blazingly fast at the end, almost it seems to me, as if it was getting too long and Le Carre cut stuff out of the final chapters. What did you say? Jerry follows protocol and reaches out to Smiley, just in case he was back from Germany. Enter the honourable schoolboy in the title, Jerry Westerby. Due to COVID-19 restrictions you can join the Randolph family for Jerry's service through live stream via Chris Volk's Facebook page on July 2nd. Like many of Le Carre's male characters, he's been given a father resembling the author's own: a charismatic confidence man who first tasted great success in the newspaper business, then managed to blow it all by his death. I think Smiley did order it -- because he sends Fawn, whose only value is muscle, to the island. Maybe The Death of the Heart will be a good book to read in the summer, on the deck with the languorous pleasure of sunshine to soothe my nerves and no constant fretting about discussion posts ungraded and PowerPoint slides to laboriously create. Smiley's response is to ask Guillam to pass him the telephone. The Honourable Schoolboy ends in the capture of Karla’s agent Nelson Ko, but also in the death by American gunfire of freelance Circus operative, … Westerby says that on that night he called Smiley's house for instructions, Ann (Katrina Vasilieva), Smiley's philandering wife, answered. “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” with Gary Oldman as George Smiley, skillfully mined from John le Carré’s book, is a mystery about spies spying on spies. This quiz deals with the final part of the trilogy, Smileys People. Jerry Westerby. Speaking of John Le Carre, Leamas in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. The "Honourable Schoolboy" of the title is Gerald Westerby, a British spy sent to Hong Kong. Connie Sachs, one of le Carre’s best characters, could spend a month just analysing a photograph of Russian dignitaries at a May Day parade. Apologetics. Due to COVID-19 restrictions you can join the Randolph family for Jerry's service through live stream via Chris Volk's Facebook page on July 2nd. I might add that the pointless transformation of Jerry Westerby from Fleet Street old-timer to furry-faced junior spy (a merger of two different figures in the drama) is a sad waste of a character. Back on the shelf it goes, until then. I'm going to look up the scene on whatever page that is, and get back to you. Jerry Westerby, ''The Honourable Schoolboy,'' is dispatched to the Far East. Westerby becomes increasingly stressed and begins to obsess over Worthington's situation, the ethics of the operation and Western involvement in Asia. DAVID WESTERBY passed away in Ortonville, Michigan. Smiley refuses and quits the Circus—this would become another familiar theme—to solve the mystery on his own. Hello? Joss Ackland, the distinguished English actor who has appeared in over 100 movies, scores of plays and a plethora of television programs in his six-decade career, was born Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland on February 29, 1928, in North Kensington, London. Fearing scandal, the Circus wants Smiley to sweep the death under the rug and classify it as suicide. Take the Quiz: Smileys People. Jerry is a journalist, but also a “sleeper” agent, a part-timer kept as a reserve by the Circus until such times as he’s needed. Cards may be sent to 957 Woodleaf Dr. Pueblo West, CO. 81007. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is an espionage thriller directed by Tomas Alfredson and adapted from the John le Carré novel of the same name, the first in The Quest for Karla trilogy. Westerby, former cricketer and sports journalist, is an "Occasional" asset of British intelligence ("the Circus"). When the novel opens, Jerry is living in Tuscany attempting to write a novel. . He performed with Jerry Westerby at a puzzle thriller movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy . Moral Theology. Most people will find the first 20 minutes of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy difficult to follow — I did, and I've read John le Carre's novel and Question regarding death. Even Terry Ward and Fred Brugger, two operatives fired in 1995 after lying to Congress about their connections to Guatemalan death squads, are described as "honorable, self-effacing professionals." Westerby says that on that night he called Smiley's house for instructions, Ann (Katrina Vasilieva), Smiley's philandering wife, answered. Alone in enemy territory, Fawn has plenty of time to make up his own mind about what happened, and his conclusion leads him right to Karla. While some appreciate the depth of characterization le Carré brings to Jerry Westerby, others find Westerby's story a distraction from the goings-on at the Circus. In the climax, it is mentioned that Jerry Westerby had "hurled himself forward" and "drawn his gun and held it in his hand." Smiley was still in Europe. I always thought that by picking up the phone Smiley simply gave the initiative to the Americans to go in and grab the defector. The show's characterizations were spot on. Incomplete September 16, 2012, 6:22am #2. Le Carré’s hero Jerry Westerby, blackmails a banker by threatening to tell his wife about a night on the town unless he provides him with bank account records of a Chinese spy. Funeral Home Services for DAVID are being provided by Village Funeral Home & Cremation Services . The death of Westerby was inevitable and was constantly foreshadowed skillfully; Frost, Luke in particular were showing what was in store for Westerby. The last time we see Smiley, before the climactic scene on Po Toi island, he is asked by the CIA man, "Which is it going to me, that's all? Incomplete September 16, 2012, 6:22am #2. Heroic BSOD: After he finds his friend Luke murdered, Jerry Westerby spends the rest of The Honourable Schoolboy in this state. Winner of this year’s Gold Dagger award for best crime novel, The Honourable Schoolboy is the second book in the Karla Trilogy.The spy series features George Smiley, the chief of a British secret intelligence agency named The Circus. Jerry Westerby tells Smiley about the evening he got the news Jim Prideaux was shot. I must admit that I fell into the latter camp whilst reading the novel, finding Smiley and co.'s patient picking-apart of Karla's conspiracies more interesting than Westerby's travails. It makes for prime blackmail material: losing his post is bad enough, but living in Siberia facing the wrath of Grigorieva twenty-four hours a day would be a Fate Worse Than Death. I applaud your interest in this book (my favorite modern novel). He played with Des at a film objective! Jerry Westerby is the son of a famous newspaper magnate and a journalist in his own right. The communists emptied the city, sending its inhabitants on a long, slow death march to labour in the fields. Be that as it may, Jerry Westerby, hack journalist, has-been spy, is the "honourable schoolboy" of this title. Jerry follows protocol and reaches out to Smiley, just in case he was back from Germany. Enter the honourable schoolboy in the title, Jerry Westerby. Joss Ackland, Actor: The Hunt for Red October. It was later anthologised in The Quest for Karla (1982), an omnibus edition of the Smiley books. Westerby was played by Joss Ackland in the 1979 television serial based on the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The spy Jerry Westerby gets embroiled in an operation involving money- laundering by the Russians, in Hong Kong. Set in the Cold War era, the espionage thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy spotlights a retired security agent's mission to uncover a Russian spy within Britain's MI6. Compressing Tinker, Tailor into two hours, Tomas Alfredson chose to combine the roles of Jerry Westerby and Sam Collins; since Westerby is the hero of … At the same moment the sunshine went out. . Funeral Home Services for DAVID are being provided by Village Funeral Home & Cremation Services . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. Cards may be sent to 957 Woodleaf Dr. Pueblo West, CO. 81007. He played with The Driver in 2015 to Eddie Killen at a crime film. Like many of Le Carre's male characters, he's been given a father resembling the author's own: a charismatic confidence man who first tasted great success in the newspaper business, then managed to blow it all by his death. There is a terrific section in The Honourary Schoolboy in which journalist cum spy, Jerry Westerby, is trying to track down a missing Air America pilot called Ricardo. Smiley was still in Europe. The story opens with the death of a suspected East German spy whom Smiley was investigating. Shortly afterward, Haydon arrived at the Circus and said that he saw the news of Prideaux death … Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Andrew! I just finished "The Honourable Schoolboy." It makes for prime blackmail material: losing his post is bad enough, but living in Siberia facing the wrath of Grigorieva twenty-four hours a day would be a Fate Worse Than Death. The conspiracy or the fuck-up?" Through a fairly complex plot, with a large set of characters, Le Carre charts Smiley’s scheming and Westerby’s trail through the Far East. Although this novel is technically superb, in my opinion it is a little too long and lacks some of the drive and tension of the other books in this series. Stephen Graham as Jerry Westerby in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It's my favorite Le Carre. The spy Jerry Westerby gets embroiled in an operation involving money- laundering by the Russians, in Hong Kong. Control doesn’t react. This is one of le Carre's better post Cold war novels, although it suffers from his usual inability to create real characterisations, so as the main characters we have the pathetic cuckold protagonist, the irritating Jerry Westerby type antagonist (who of course dies a 'heroic' death) and the cardboard cut-out slut. Something inexplicable unfolds after Fawn kills Jerry Westerby, ending with a gunshot wound and a fall into Soviet hands. Survivors returned four years later to a … I think Smiley reasoned that if Jerry succeeded in scuttling the final stage of the mission, Jerry would likely be killed in action by the Cousins. So I think Smiley had Fawn kill Jerry to preserve the mission's outcome, and had resigned himself to the eventuality that Jerry would have to die either way. Finding a suppressed investigation into money-laundering in Laos, which points to Karla’s indirect involvement, Smiley decides to reactivate Jerry Westerby, a journalist and former agent now living in Italy. Apologetics. I am not sure he ordered directly the death of Westerby. The master of the Cold War thriller, John le Carré, died Saturday at 89. He recruits Jerry Westerby, occasional spy, occasional news reporter, full-time romantic - The Honourable Schoolboy of the title - and despatches him to the Far East, where, amidst the corruption and decay of former colonies, a new battle is about to begin. Jerry Westerby (Stephen Graham), an officer in charge of communication with Jim, runs to Control stating Jim was shot. Is one commiting sin knowing that they could die (and do) while they are trying save someone’s life? He played with with Chrissie Fairburn at a crime thriller movie Hybrid . Set in the Cold War era, the espionage thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy spotlights a retired security agent's mission to uncover a Russian spy within Britain's MI6. Is one commiting sin knowing that they could die (and do) while they are trying save someone’s life? Speaking of John Le Carre, Leamas in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. It Jerry, Jerry Westerby from the office. In Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Jerry Westerby is a buffoonish sports journalist with a strange fondness for a dodgy Native American running joke he shares with Smiley; in The Honourable Schoolboy, he’s about ten years younger, a master of tradecraft, a war correspondent and one of le Carré’s typical broken men of the declining Empire. Did Smiley order the death that closes the action? Uncle Tom's Cabin: Tom is whipped to death by the plantation owner. Even Terry Ward and Fred Brugger, two operatives fired in 1995 after lying to Congress about their connections to Guatemalan death squads, are described as "honorable, self-effacing professionals." You rang my house? You just finished this work, eh? Question regarding death. I love that it's all the little people loyal to Smiley who triumph in. Indeed, Rizzo bears an occasional resemblance to Jerry Westerby, the title character in John le Carré's 1977 spy classic The Honourable Schoolboy . The cast headed by Alec Guinness was superb. This article about a fictional character from a novel is a stub. Initially recruited by George Smiley, he was recalled from his Italian idyll and despatched to Hong Kong. Smiley was still in Europe. While Ronnie’s death provided one natural break in Cornwell’s life, another was the protracted collapse of communism in the late 1980s. Just finished Smiley's People for the umpteenth time. The Hero Dies: At the end of The Honourable Schoolboy, Jerry Westerby goes into a dangerous situation to try to rescue his love interest, who is tangled up with the bad guys, and is killed. Welcome back. The banker duly meets a grisly end. Jerry Westerby. Jerry Westerby in The Honourable Schoolboy, the second volume of John Le Carre's The Quest for Karla trilogy. Language: English Words: 4,940 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 2 Kudos: 6 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 118 The central character - the 'honourable schoolboy' of the title - is Jerry Westerby, a locally based journalist who has previously worked as a field operative for the Circus. I am a fan of John Le Carré's book and I've read TTSS several times. See guidelines for writing about novels. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Just on the off chance you were back from Berlin. Just finished Smiley's People for the umpteenth time. Be that as it may, Jerry Westerby, hack journalist, has-been spy, is the "honourable schoolboy" of this title. Due to COVID-19 restrictions you can join the Randolph family for Jerry's service through live stream via Chris Volk's Facebook page on July 2nd. Jerry Westerby (Stephen Graham), an officer in charge of communication with Jim, runs to Control stating Jim was shot. `Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' was wonderful. What were your favorite parts. [1] His role in the 2011 film adaptation was amalgamated with that of Sam Collins, played by Stephen Graham. Jerry Westerby (1) Karla (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) (1) Molly Meakin (1) Control (George Smiley Series) (1) Include Relationships ... Major Character Death (2) Exclude Categories M/M (26) Gen (8) F/M (3) Exclude Fandoms Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) (23) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - … Just better. From the New York Times bestselling author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Our Kind of Traitor; and The Night Manager, now. So, my feeling is that the instructions that were given to Fawn by Smiley was probably that if Jerry Westerby were to make any moves that would appear to interfere with the capture of Nelson, then Fawn would have the permission to shoot and kill Jerry Westerby if necessary. Moral Theology. When the novel opens, Jerry is living in Tuscany attempting to write a novel. Quite the same Wikipedia. Smiley was still in Europe. Just that there had been a bit of a crisis. Andrew1992 September 16, 2012, 6:15am #1. Control doesn’t react. It is finally out on DVD and I've rewatched it. The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) is a "war hawks" in government. Uncle Tom's Cabin: Tom is whipped to death by the plantation owner. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by British author John le Carré.It follows the endeavours of taciturn, aging spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service.The novel has received critical acclaim for its complex social commentary—and, at the time, relevance, following the defection of Kim Philby. I just finished the novel, and thought I'd add my two cents. I think it is likely that Smiley gave the permission kill Jerry Westerby if the circumstances warranted it, but not an order to kill Jerry Westerby. Cards may be sent to 957 Woodleaf Dr. Pueblo West, CO. 81007. (Edited) Thank you God bless.-Andrew. Shortly afterward, Haydon arrived at the Circus and said that he saw the news of Prideaux death … In the next scene comes the death that closes off the action. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation uncovering a Russian money-laundering scheme in the Far East. I must admit that I fell into the latter camp whilst reading the novel, finding Smiley and co.'s patient picking-apart of Karla's conspiracies more interesting than Westerby's travails. The Honourable Schoolboy is the second novel of the informal "Karla Trilogy" and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 1977. A jeep raced at them out of the trees, and at the last second veered, banging and tripping over the ruts. . Andrew1992 September 16, 2012, 6:15am #1. Alone in enemy territory, Fawn has plenty of time to make up his own mind about what happened, and his conclusion leads him right to Karla. Jerry is a journalist, but also a “sleeper” agent, a part-timer kept as a reserve by the Circus until such times as he’s needed. Indeed, Rizzo bears an occasional resemblance to Jerry Westerby, the title character in John le Carré's 1977 spy classic The Honourable Schoolboy . He finds a potential route to revenge in Hong Kong and some false accounts, and dispatches Jerry Westerby, a rehabilitated victim of the purges, to investigate. The Honourable Schoolboy. It underscores his status as the "honourable schoolboy" of the title, too straightforwardly honest to survive in the murky world of espionage. s intelligence service and produced several dozen books and numerous bestsellers featuring iconic Cold War-era spies, such as George Smiley, Alec Leamase, and Jerry Westerby. Gerald Westerby, or Jerry Westerby, is a fictional character created by John le Carré, and is the titular figure in The Honourable Schoolboy. It's my favorite Le Carre. (Edited) Thank you God bless.-Andrew. I love that it's all the little people loyal to Smiley who triumph in the end. While some appreciate the depth of characterization le Carré brings to Jerry Westerby, others find Westerby's story a distraction from the goings-on at the Circus. Heroic BSOD: After he finds his friend Luke murdered, Jerry Westerby spends the rest of The Honourable Schoolboy in this state. In lieu of flowers please make memorial contribution in Jerry’s name to Parkinson’s Research or to Children’s Hospital in Denver. Westerby heads to Hong Kong where he begins his investigations into the sources of the money-laundering operation. [2], 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.[3]. A burial ground of French, British, and American colonial cultures, the region is a fabled testing ground of patriotic allegiances?and a new showdown is about to begin. He played with Barber at a household comedy film Get Santa at 2014. Upon his father's death, Jerry learned that he was penniless but continues to pretend otherwise in order to protect his father's reputation as well as his own. He recruits Jerry Westerby, occasional spy, occasional news reporter, full-time romantic - The Honourable Schoolboy of the title - and despatches him to the Far East, where, amidst the corruption and decay of former colonies, a new battle is about to begin. Original Characters Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Something inexplicable unfolds after Fawn kills Jerry Westerby, ending with a gunshot wound and a fall into Soviet hands. His aim: revenge on Karla, head of Moscow Centre and the architect of all his troubles. Any other comments? In lieu of flowers please make memorial contribution in Jerry’s name to Parkinson’s Research or to Children’s Hospital in Denver. One of my favorites was Joss Ackland as Jerry Westerby. 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