# Fred Smith — The Good Companions character guide

> Fred Smith in The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fred, Smith, Fred Smith, Alf, Willy

**First appearance:** 0033-i-in-which-they-all-become-good-companions

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a stagehand.

## In the story

### [Mr. Oakroyd on t'Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/iv-mr-oakroyd-on-t-road)

Fred is Nobby's companion, a thin-faced man who joins them at the inn and later mentions 'shuteye' before they sleep.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/i)

The lorry driver, a thin-faced, twisted man who is uneasy about the stop but trusts Nobby's smooth talk.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/ii)

The other man who accompanied Jess and Nobby; he also departed early, and Jess suspects his involvement in the theft.

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